twopenny

/tuhp-uh-nee, too-pen-ee/US // ˈtʌp ə ni, ˈtuˌpɛn i //UK // (ˈtʌpənɪ) //

孪生子,孪生兄弟,孪生姐妹,孪生姐妹花

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : of the amount or value of twopence.
- : costing twopence.
- : of very little value; trifling; worthless.

At the best it was a twopenny affair, and never occupied my mind five minutes.
For think of it: here was no twopenny ride on a clanging tram through naked, unshaded streets before they could reach the sea.
The Twopenny Tube was the name of one of the first lines of these underground railways.
Seeing one of my Spectators lying by me, I laid it into one of the scales, and flung a twopenny piece in the other.
Let me tell you that I refuse to have my home broken up by a twopenny-halfpenny adventurer who takes advantage of a foolish woman.