small French coin, 1550s, back-formation from sous, plural of Old French soul, formerly a coin worth one-twentieth of a livre, from Latin solidus (see solidus).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. He hasn't a sou.
他一個(gè)子兒也沒(méi)有.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
2. He hasn't a sou, ie He's very poor.
他窮得連一個(gè)子兒也沒(méi)有.
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. She was living on her savings which she had got together sou by sou.