late 14c., standard system of weights for gems and precious metals, from Troyes, city in France (Roman (Civitas) Tricassium, capital of the Tricasses, a Celtic people whose name was said to mean "those with three tresses"), former site of an important fair at which this weight is said to have been used. Many medieval towns had their own standard weights. The pound troy contains 5,760 grains and is divided into 12 ounces.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Troy's chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts.
特洛伊的喋喋不休讓我暫時(shí)收起了陰郁思緒。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. the siege of Troy
特洛伊之圍
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. Troy was besieged by the Greeks for ten years.
特洛伊城被希臘人圍攻了十年.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. Troy will mark the priority level for each item.
Troy標(biāo)注出每一項(xiàng)的優(yōu)先等級(jí).
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. The Odyssey tells what happened to the Greek heroes after the sack of Troy.