a unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to one eighth of a gallon, in Britain equal to 0.565 litre and in the US equal to 0.473 litre (for liquid measure) or 0.551 litre (for dry measure) 品脱(一种液量或干液单位,相当于1/8加仑,在英国相当于0.565升,在美国液量相当于0.473升,干量相当于0.551升) ■(Brit. informal)a pint of beer (英,非正式)一品脱啤酒 pop in for a pint on the way home. 回家路上过来喝一品脱啤酒。 ■(Brit.)a pint of milk (英)一品脱牛奶 ■(Brit.)a measure of shellfish, being the amount containable in a pint mug (英)一品脱大的杯子所能盛下的量(贝类计量单位)
语源
late Middle English: from Old French pinte, of unknown origin