bad penny

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person or thing which is unpleasant, disreputable, or otherwise unwanted, especially one which repeatedly appears at inopportune times. idiomatic
    — "Felix Marchand'll have much money—bad penny as he is," continued Christine in her normal voice.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bad, penny: A counterfeit or damaged penny.
    — And in respect to bad halfpence he advises that none be taken at turnpikes, whose keepers buy bad halfpence by the pound, and circulate them largely on the specious principle of giving and taking–that is–they take one bad penny from a horseman to day, and when he changes a sixpence to-morrow, give him five, none of which they probably ever see again, until they are found in that quarter where they can buy them by the weight.

词形变化

bad pennies plural
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