avoirdupois

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌævədəˈpɔɪz/|/ˌævwɑːdjuːˈpwɑː/    美 /ˌævɚdəˈpɔɪz/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300. historical,uncountable,usually
  2. The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959. historical,uncountable,usually
  3. Weight; heaviness. humorous,uncountable,usually
    — It seems humanly reasonable that the three of us can woman-handle a mere man of your elderly and insulting avoirdupois.
  4. Merchandise. obsolete,uncountable,usually
    — From that mountain go men to the city of Thauriso that was wont to be clept Taxis, that is a full fair city and a great, and one of the best that is in the world for merchandise; thither come all merchants for to buy avoirdupois, and it is in the land of the Emperor of Persia.

词形变化

avoirdupoises plural averdupois alternative,archaic

词汇关系

衍生词
avoirdupois ounce avoirdupois pound
相关词
metric troy weight

词源

From Middle English avoir de pois, aver de peis, haburdy poyse, haburdepays, haburdepeyse, from Old French aveir + de + peis (“asset of weight”), influenced by Middle French avoir + du + pois; compare French poids (“weight”).
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