twenty-one 英 ['twentɪˌwʌn]美 ['twentɪˌwʌn]num. 二十一 英英释义 Noun:the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker...
one-and-twenty 或:one and twenty 其实就是“ twenty-one(二十一)”的意思,这是古英语数字的表达法。如英国诗人“A. E. HOUSMAN(1859-1930)”写的一首著名诗作:“When I was one and twenty(当我21岁时)”附录:When I was one and twenty I heard a wise man say,"Give crowns ...