| 单词 | red cent |
| 释义 | red cent (once / 42364 pages) n Use red cent to mean an amount of money so small that it's basically worthless. A waiter might complain that her tips are so bad that she didn't earn a single red cent. You'll always find this noun in some variation of the phrase "not one red cent." A stingy person announces that he won't give a red cent to any charities, while a crafty person plans to make every Christmas gift by hand, and not spend one red cent on presents this year. The red cent is symbolic, representing an a tiny amount of money. The original U.S. copper penny was reddish and was also called a red cent. WORD FAMILYred cent: red cents USAGE EXAMPLES“Speaker of the House Joe Cannon showed his opposition: ‘Not one red cent for scenery!’ he said. The New Yorker(Sep 03, 2016) “I received a pacemaker in 1982 in Canada where I am a citizen. I didn’t pay a red cent. My health was – and is brilliant.” The Guardian(Oct 10, 2016) I will never make 1 red cent on boxing. Los Angeles Times(Sep 16, 2016) n something of little value not worth one red cent Syn|Hyper darn, hoot ineptitude, worthlessness having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful |
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