threepenny meaning in Chinese
adj.
三辨士的；不足道的，廉价的(a three-penny bit [piece] 三辨士硬币)。
Examples
- They shake out the threepenny bits and a sixpence and coax out the pennies with the blade of a knife
从罐里摇出几枚三便士和一枚六便士的小银币，又用刀刃拨出些铜币。 - They give two threepenny bits to the gentleman at the turnstile and begin to waddle slowly up the winding staircase , grunting , encouraging each other , afraid of the dark , panting , one asking the other have you the brawn , praising god and the blessed virgin , threatening to come down , peeping at the airslits
她们付给把守旋转栅门的人两枚三便士银币，然后打着趔趄，慢慢腾腾地沿着那螺旋梯攀登，一路咕依着，气喘吁吁，都害怕黑暗，相互鼓着劲儿。这个问那个带没带上咸肉，并赞颂着天主和童贞圣母玛利亚。