(缩略词:oz)a unit of weight of one sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois (approximately 28 grams) 盎司(重量单位,16盎司等于1常衡磅,约28克) ■a unit of one twelfth of a pound troy or apothecaries' measure, equal to 480 grains (approximately 31 grams) 盎司(12盎司等于1金衡磅或药衡磅,1盎司等于480格令,约31克)
a very small amount of something 一点点,少量 Robyn summoned up every ounce of strength. 罗宾使出了全身的力气。
语源
Middle English: from Old French unce, from Latin uncia 'twelfth part (of a pound or foot'); compare with inch
ounce2 noun
another term for snow leopard 同 snow leopard
语源
Middle English: from Old French once, earlier lonce (the l- being misinterpreted as the definite article), based on Latin lynx, lync- (see lynx)