名詞 halfpenny:

1. an English coin worth half a penny
   同義詞：ha'penny

1. Susan felt sure that she knew exactly the price of everything on the list and would count the change to the last halfpenny when she returned.
   蘇珊有把握自己知道單子上每樣東西的確切價錢，回家后定會把找回的錢一分一厘都清點清楚。
2. Bangladesh has an army, but it is a twopenny halfpenny affair kept deliberately weak, with the security forces split into three separate groups.
   孟加拉國擁有一支軍隊，但是由于安全部隊分裂成三個獨立的派別，這支軍隊微不足道，并且有意使之弱小。
3. He was sent away and, a few days later, brought back, like the bad halfpenny.
   他被送走了，可沒過幾天，又像沒用的贗幣一樣被退回來了。

half.pen.ny

n.（名詞）
【復數(shù)】 half.pence[h3.p…ns] 或 half.pen.nies

A British coin worth one half of a new penny.
半便士：一種英國硬幣，幣值是新版便士的一半
A British coin worth one half of an old penny, no longer in circulation.
半便士：一種英國硬幣，幣值是老便士的一半，已不再流通
The sum of one half of a penny.
半便士的數(shù)量