
平凡的
多而贱的
Ideas and visions are two a penny.
想法和规划多得不值钱。
I said to be two a penny into not asking you how many burden?
我说是两毛钱进一次,不是问你有多少斤?
He passionately believes that the alliance model he has created is superior both to the full mergers the car industry has often mucked up and to the limited co-operation deals that are two a penny.
他激情满满地相信这种联盟模式既优越于汽车产业常搞得一团糟的完全兼并,又高于常见却有限的相互合作。
At first the price of a copy of newspaper was seldom a penny—usually two or three cents was charged.
起初,一份报纸的零售价很少会是一分钱,通常会收取两、三分钱。
At a penny for two sticks, he made $5,000 in his first year and established the world's first chewing-gum factory in Portland in 1850.
他以两块口香糖一便士的价格,在第一年赚到了5000美元,并且于1850年在波特兰城建立了世界上第一个口香糖工厂。
短语“two a penny”是典型的英式英语表达,用于形容某事物极其常见、廉价或毫无独特性,强调因数量过多而失去价值。以下是详细解析:
适用对象:多用于描述物品、现象或人(如职业、技能等)。
例句:
“These cheap plastic toys are two a penny in the market.”(这些廉价塑料玩具在市场上遍地都是。)
“Good programmers aren’t two a penny, despite what people think.”(尽管人们认为程序员很多,但优秀的并不常见。)
语气:中性或轻微贬义,可替代类似“commonplace”“plentiful but low-value”的表达。
若需强调“过度饱和导致贬值”,可结合上下文使用类似表达,如“oversupplied”“run-of-the-mill”或“nothing special”。反义词则为“rare as hen’s teeth”(极为罕见)。
词性: 名词
发音: [tuː ə ˈpɛni]
定义: 该词用于表示某物或某人数量众多,很常见,不值钱或不重要。
例句:
用法: 该短语通常用于口语和非正式场合。
近义词: commonplace, ubiquitous, widespread
反义词: rare, scarce
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