obolus 的定义
plural ob·o·li [ob-uh-lahy]. /ˈɒb əˌlaɪ/.
- a modern Greek unit of weight equal to 0.1 gram.
- obole.
更多obolus例句
- No spirit is allowed to enter the leaky craft until he has first paid Charon the fee of a small coin called the obolus.
- The familiar figure of Belisarius begging an obolus is scarce more painful.
- What internal evidence does the Odyssey afford, that Homer sold his Trojan war-ballads at three yards an obolus?
- The story says he fastened a label to his hat, containing these words, "Give an obolus to poor old Belisarius."
- Formerly my sickles would not have sold at an obolus apiece; to-day I am being paid fifty drachmae for every one.