penny, pence, pennies

• this pen costs thirty pence.
  這支鋼筆賣(mài)三十便士。

• give me ten pennies for this ten-penny piece.
  請(qǐng)把這枚十便士的硬幣換成十枚一便士的硬幣。

名詞 penny:

1. a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
2. a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
   同義詞：cent, centime

1. He arrived in this country six years ago without a penny.
   六年前，他來(lái)到這個(gè)國(guó)家時(shí)一文不名。
2. He grudges every penny he has to spend.
   他每花一便士都非常吝惜。
3. Penny wise, pound foolish.
   [諺]小事聰明，大事糊涂; 抓了芝麻，丟了西瓜。
4. I have had to work for every single penny I earned.
   我掙的每一便士都是辛苦工作得來(lái)的。
5. I only have a few pennies with me.
   我身上只有幾個(gè)便士。

pen.ny

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 pen.nies
A unit of currency in Ireland and the United Kingdom.See table at currency
便士：一種愛(ài)爾蘭和英國(guó)的貨幣單位參見(jiàn) currency
Abbr. p.In the United States and Canada, the coin that is worth one cent.
縮寫(xiě) p.分：一種美國(guó)和加拿大面值分的硬幣
pl. pence[pμns]
【復(fù)數(shù)】 pence[pμns]
Abbr. p.A coin used in Great Britain since 97, worth !/00 of a pound.Also called new penny
縮寫(xiě) p.便士：一種97年起在英國(guó)使用的面值同!/00磅的硬幣也作 new penny
Abbr. d.A coin formerly used in Great Britain, worth !/2 of a shilling or !/240 of a pound.
縮寫(xiě) d.便士：一種面值同一先令的!/2或一磅的!/240的英國(guó)舊硬幣
Any of various coins of small denomination.
任何小面額的硬幣
A sum of money.
一筆錢(qián)
n.attributive.（定語(yǔ)名詞）
Often used to modify another noun:
價(jià)格為一便士的：通常用于修飾另一名詞：
例句：
a penny arcade; penny candy.
一便士游樂(lè)場(chǎng)；一便士糖果

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>pretty penny
A considerable sum of money:
一大筆錢(qián)：
例句：
I paid a pretty penny for that ring.
我花了一大筆錢(qián)買(mǎi)了那個(gè)戒指

來(lái)源：
Middle English [an English coin]
中古英語(yǔ) [英國(guó)硬幣]
from Old English penig
源自 古英語(yǔ) penig