pint

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A unit of volume, equivalent to:; one eighth of a gallon, specifically:; 20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint). Commonwealth,UK
    — The 40-year-old [Mike Skinner] is happy to put his body on the line in other ways, swapping a mug of tea for a fan's double pint of lager and messily necking it in one.
  2. A unit of volume, equivalent to:; one eighth of a gallon, specifically:; one half quart.; 16 US fluid ounces [473 millilitres] for liquids (a US liquid pint) or US
  3. A unit of volume, equivalent to:; one eighth of a gallon, specifically:; one half quart.; approximately 33.6 cubic inches [550.6 cubic centimeters] for dry goods (a US dry pint). US
  4. A unit of volume, equivalent to:; 1.696 liters.
  5. A unit of volume, equivalent to:; 12 fluid ounces.
    — The prices of the second class are given by the ounce; thus […] for a pint, of 12 ounces;
  6. A pint of milk. UK,metonymically
    — Please leave three pints tomorrow, milkman.
  7. A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint. UK,metonymically
    — A couple of pints please, barman.

词形变化

pints plural

词汇关系

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相关词
gallon litre quart

词源

From Middle English pinte, from Old French pinte, assumed from Vulgar Latin *pincta (“a mark used to indicate a level of quantity against a larger measure”), from Latin picta (“painted”), from Latin pingō (“paint”, verb). Doublet of pinto and Pinto.
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