pence
pence
- plural form of penny
penny 的复数
- Both pence and pennies have existed as plural forms of penny since at least the 16th century. The two forms now tend to be used for different purposes: pence refers to sums of moneyfive pounds and sixty-nine pencewhile pennies refers to the coins themselvesI left two pennies on the tableIn recent years, pence rather than penny has sometimes been used in the singular to refer to sums of money amounting to one pennythe chancellor will put one pence on income taxThis singular use is not widely accepted in standard English, though
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- tutee n.受辅导者，受指导者
- tutelage n.保护,受监护,指导,（对外国领土的）托管
- tutelar adj.监护的，受监护的，教导的
- tutelary adj.守护的,监护的,保护的,守护人的
- tutenag n.中国白铜
- tutenague n.中国白铜
- tutiorism n.更稳妥说（天主教神学道德论学说之一，认为在道德上有怀疑时最好还是稳妥行事，坚守诫规）
- tutor n.家庭教师,导师,（大专院校的）助教,课本 vt.& vi.当家庭教师,任大学导师,任课
- tutorage n.家庭教师的职责和薪酬
- tutorial n.个别辅导时间,教程，辅导材料,使用说明书,辅导课 adj.导师的,私人教师的,辅导的
- tutorly adj.有关（或适合）家庭教师的，有关（或适合）辅导教师的
- tutorship n.家庭教师，辅导
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