| 单词 | ounce |
| 释义 | ounce ounce1 /owns/, n. 1. a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.349 grams) avoirdupois. 2. a unit of 480 grains, 1/12 pound (31.103 grams) troy or apothecaries' weight. 3. a fluid ounce. 4. a small quantity or portion. [1350-1400; ME unce < MF < L uncia twelfth part, inch, ounce, deriv. of unus ONE] ounce2 /owns/, n. See snow leopard. [1300-50; ME unce lynx < AF; OF once, var. of lonce (erroneously taken as l'once the ounce) < VL *luncea, deriv. of L lync- (s. of lynx) LYNX] |
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