pound 的用法及固定搭配

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1.说“磅”在数字后面用pound或pounds都可以,如three pound(s) of sugar和several pound(s) of lard。现在用pounds普通些。

2.说“镑”在数字后面用pounds,如five pounds。说“几镑几先令”用pound,后面没有and,如five pound ten或five pound ten shillings。也有人用pounds,但不很普通。说“几镑几便士”用pounds,后面有and,如five pounds and tenpence。说“几镑几先令几便士”用pound,在便士数目前面有and,如five pound, ten shillings, and tenpence和five pound ten and ten。也有人用pounds,但不很普通。

3.Egyptian pound和pound Egyptian都可以说。

4.用pound(磅)计算体重是美国方式,在英国习惯用stone(英石,等于14磅,单数和复数几乎总是同一形式),如“他体重150磅”在美国说He weighs a hundred and fifty pound(s)。在英国说He weighs ten stone ten。