ounce

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.
  2. A large wild feline, such as a lynx or cougar. archaic
    — The Ounce or the vvilde Cat, is as big as a mungrell dog, this creature is by nature feirce, and more dangerous to bee met vvithall than any other creature, not fearing eyther dogge or man; […]
  3. A troy ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₂ of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1034768 grams.
  4. Synonym of snow leopard, Panthera uncia.
  5. A US fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₁₆ of a US pint, 1.804688 cubic inches or 29.5735295625 millilitres.
  6. Synonym of onza, a particularly aggressive cougar or jaguarundi in Mexican folklore.
    — The ounce, a leopard-like creature, is dreaded for its depredations by the Indians of Brazil.
  7. A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₂₀ of an imperial pint, 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.4130625 millilitres.
  8. Any small amount, a little bit. figuratively
    — He didn't feel even an ounce of regret for his actions.

词形变化

ounces plural ounces plural

词汇关系

近义词
oz. fl. oz.
衍生词
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词源

词源 1
From Middle English ounce, unce, from Middle French once, from Latin uncia (“Roman ounce, various similar units”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”). Doublet of a, one, inch, uncia, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.
词源 2
From Middle French once, from Old French lonce (“lynx”), by false division (the l was thought to be the article), from Italian lonza, ultimately from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx, “lynx”). Doublet of onza and lynx.
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