ounce

英 [aʊns] 美[aʊns]

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n. 盎司；少量；雪豹

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中文词源

ounce 盎司

来自古法语once,来自拉丁语uncia,1/12英磅或英尺，来自unus,一，词源同one,unit.

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复数: ounces;

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1. 音译“盎司”。

英文词源

ounce: ounce: English has two separate words ounce. The ‘measure of weight’ [14] is etymologically the same word as inch. It comes from the same ultimate source, Latin uncia ‘twelfth part’, but whereas inch reached English via prehistoric Germanic, ounce’s route was through Old French unce. Its original use was in the Troy system of weights, where it still denotes ‘one twelfth of a pound’, but in the avoirdupois system it came to be applied to ‘one sixteenth of a pound’.

Its abbreviation, oz [16], comes from Italian onza. Ounce [13] ‘big cat’ comes from the same source as lynx (and indeed it originally meant ‘lynx’; ‘snow leopard’ is an 18th-century reapplication of the name). It represents an alteration of Old French lonce, based on the misapprehension that the initial l represented the definite article.

This in turn came via Vulgar Latin *luncia from Latin lynx, source of English lynx.
=> inch, one; light, lynx
ounce (n.1): unit of weight, early 14c., from Old French once, unce, a measure of weight or time (12c.), from Latin uncia "one-twelfth part" (of a pound, foot, etc.), from Latin unus "one" (see one). The Latin word had been adopted in Old English as ynce (see inch). It was one-twelfth of a pound in the Troy system of weights, but one-sixteenth in avoirdupois. Abbreviation oz. is from older Italian onza. Also used in Middle English as a measure of time (7.5 seconds) and length (about 3 inches).
ounce (n.2): "wildcat," c. 1300, from Old French once "lynx" (13c.), from lonce, with l- mistaken as definite article, from Vulgar Latin *luncea, from Latin lyncea "lynx-like," from lynx (see lynx). Originally the common lynx, later extended to other wildcats, now mainly used of the mountain-panther or snow leopard of Asia.

双语例句

1. This little ball of gold weighs a quarter of an ounce.: 这个小金球重0.25盎司。

2. If only my father had possessed an ounce of business sense.: 要是我父亲有一点点经商的头脑就好了。

3. There's not an ounce of truth in her story.: 她所说的一点都不真实。

4. He poured in every ounce of power but couldn't make it.: 他竭尽了全力却无济于事.

5. He has used up the last ounce of oil.: 他已用完最后一滴油.

英英释意

1. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound

2. a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams

3. large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur

考试真题

The fifth largest city in US passed a significant soda tax proposal that will levy 1.5 cents per liquid ounce on distributors.

Precisely because they were working with old-fashioned machines, George Martin and his team of engineers were forced to apply every ounce of their creativity to solve the problems posed to them by Lennon and McCartney.

实用场景例句

There's not an ounce of truth in her story.: 她所说的一点都不真实。

...four ounces of sugar.: 4盎司糖

If only my father had possessed an ounce of business sense...: 要是我父亲有一点点经商的头脑就好了。

I spent every ounce of energy trying to hide.: 我费尽力气想藏起来。

Haven't you got an ounce of sense?: 你连一点脑筋都没有吗 ?

My weight may shoot up from less than an ounce to several ounces.: 我的体重可能由不到一盎司猛增到几盎司.

You shouldn't haggle over every ounce when you do business.: 你做生意不能连一点蝇头小利都不放过.

It is changeable from gram to ounce, from millimeter to inch, convenient to different operator.: 该机具有克与盎司的转换、毫米与英寸的转换功能, 方便了不同用户群体的使用.

That's 62 cents per ounce for overseas mail.: 海外邮件每盎斯62美分.

He poured in every ounce of power but couldn't make it.: 他竭尽了全力却无济于事.

He went behind the counter and got a half ounce of prussic acid.: 说着,他走到柜台后面,拿出半盎司氰化氢(剧毒物).

Analysts said the price could soon hit US $ 600 an ounce, as investors remain positive.: 分析家说, 由于投资者一直看好,金价将很快触及每盎司600美元.

I wish him an ounce more wit in his addle head.: 我希望他的笨脑袋再多一点才智.

He hasn't an ounce of common sense.: 他一点常识都没有.

An ounce is one sixteenth of a pound.: 一盎斯是十六分之一磅.

He has used up the last ounce of oil.: 他已用完最后一滴油.

How many calories can an ounce of sugar supply?: 一盎司糖可以供给多少卡热量?

Skin Medica TNS Night Eye Repair 12 pk OVER AN OUNCE!: 皮肤医疗设备展TNS的夜眼每盎司修,12激酶!

She hasn't an ounce of common sense.: 她一点儿常识也没有.

Moreover , ounce for ounce, bread and potatoes have fewer calories than sirloin 8 steak and roast beef.: 再者, 同等重量的面包和马铃薯比牛排和烤牛肉所含的热量少得多.

It is sold by ounce.: 这是论盎司卖的.

Stir in all the alum that the water will dissolve, not the whole ounce.: 在水将溶解的全部明矾内激起, 并非整个盎司.

He haggles over every ounce for everything.: 他什么事都要斤斤计较.

There's not an ounce of truth in her story.: 她所说的一点都不真实。

This little ball of gold weighs a quarter of an ounce.: 这个小金球重0.25盎司。

Michelle will also spin a customer's wool fleece to specification at a cost of $2.25 an ounce.: 米歇尔也会按顾客的要求为其纺羊毛呢，每盎司收费2.25美元。

In early trading in Hong Kong yesterday, gold was quoted at $368.20 an ounce.: 在香港昨天早些时候的交易中，黄金的牌价为每盎司368.20美元。

If only my father had possessed an ounce of business sense.: 要是我父亲有一点点经商的头脑就好了。

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