| 释义 |
groatn.
1.i.e. silver coin worth fourpence,fourpenny piece格罗特，值四便士的银币，四便士硬币。
△2H.IV.1.2.267(235):“Seven groats and two pence.”还有七格罗特二便士。
△H.V.5.1.61 (58): “Hold you,there is a groatto heal your pate.”你拿着，这一块四便士的银币给你的脑袋治伤。
2. (lit.) coin worth fourpence,i.e. small coin of littlevalue （本义）值四便士的硬币，（转指）不值钱的小硬币。
△2H.VI.3.1.112: “That doit that e'er I wrestedfrom the king,/ Or any groat I hoarded to my use,/Be brought against me at my trial day!”倘若我侵吞了国王的一枚小钱，或是我私藏了一枚小钱供自己享用，就请在我受审之日指控我好了！ groat[grəut]n.小额货币，少量
◇not worth a groat毫无价值 |