Definition of sou in English:

sou

noun suːsu

historical

1A former French coin of low value.
〈史〉苏（法国旧时的一种低面值硬币）
Example sentencesExamples
- The most impressive breakthrough in this period was nevertheless made by Le Petit Journal, a Parisian daily of tabloid size, launched in 1863, and selling for one sou.
- Both appear to have been financially respectable, but hardly wealthy, paying between 50 sous and three livres per year in tailles.
- Van Gogh bought colourful woodblock prints for a few sous a pile from Père Tanguy, his paint supplier in Paris.
- We don't know if they visited le Palais or lost their sous at the tables, but we can see how they saw the city and its Baie des Anges by visiting Nice's museums.
1. 1.1informal usually with negative A very small amount of money.
  〈非正式〉极少量的钱
  he didn't have a sou
  他一文不名。
  Example sentencesExamples
  With a bedridden child and dying wife, he described his desperate situation to art critic Théodore Duret: ‘I am sitting here literally without a sou.’
  At the Musee Cantini you can bet your last sou there'll be something new and exciting to see every time you visit.
  Even though we did not have two sous to rub together, we just knew it was going to be our home.
  When the going gets tough, a Frenchman may have holes in his shoes, but will spend his last sou on a fine, nutritionally excellent, meal.
  They should produce a comprehensive White Paper on disinvestment for serious debate before selling a single sou of public assets.

Origin

French, originally as sous (plural), from Old French sout from Latin solidus (see solidus).

Rhymes

accrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, moue, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo

Definition of sou in US English:

sou

nounsuso͞o

historical

1A former French coin of low value.
〈史〉苏（法国旧时的一种低面值硬币）
Example sentencesExamples
- The most impressive breakthrough in this period was nevertheless made by Le Petit Journal, a Parisian daily of tabloid size, launched in 1863, and selling for one sou.
- Van Gogh bought colourful woodblock prints for a few sous a pile from Père Tanguy, his paint supplier in Paris.
- We don't know if they visited le Palais or lost their sous at the tables, but we can see how they saw the city and its Baie des Anges by visiting Nice's museums.
- Both appear to have been financially respectable, but hardly wealthy, paying between 50 sous and three livres per year in tailles.
1. 1.1informal usually with negative A very small amount of money.
  〈非正式〉极少量的钱
  he didn't have a sou
  他一文不名。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Even though we did not have two sous to rub together, we just knew it was going to be our home.
  They should produce a comprehensive White Paper on disinvestment for serious debate before selling a single sou of public assets.
  At the Musee Cantini you can bet your last sou there'll be something new and exciting to see every time you visit.
  When the going gets tough, a Frenchman may have holes in his shoes, but will spend his last sou on a fine, nutritionally excellent, meal.
  With a bedridden child and dying wife, he described his desperate situation to art critic Théodore Duret: ‘I am sitting here literally without a sou.’

Origin

French, originally as sous (plural), from Old French sout from Latin solidus (see solidus).

单词	sou
释义	Definition of sou in English: sou noun suːsu historical 1A former French coin of low value. 〈史〉苏（法国旧时的一种低面值硬币） Example sentencesExamples The most impressive breakthrough in this period was nevertheless made by Le Petit Journal, a Parisian daily of tabloid size, launched in 1863, and selling for one sou. Both appear to have been financially respectable, but hardly wealthy, paying between 50 sous and three livres per year in tailles. Van Gogh bought colourful woodblock prints for a few sous a pile from Père Tanguy, his paint supplier in Paris. We don't know if they visited le Palais or lost their sous at the tables, but we can see how they saw the city and its Baie des Anges by visiting Nice's museums. 1.1informal usually with negative A very small amount of money. 〈非正式〉极少量的钱 he didn't have a sou 他一文不名。 Example sentencesExamples With a bedridden child and dying wife, he described his desperate situation to art critic Théodore Duret: ‘I am sitting here literally without a sou.’ At the Musee Cantini you can bet your last sou there'll be something new and exciting to see every time you visit. Even though we did not have two sous to rub together, we just knew it was going to be our home. When the going gets tough, a Frenchman may have holes in his shoes, but will spend his last sou on a fine, nutritionally excellent, meal. They should produce a comprehensive White Paper on disinvestment for serious debate before selling a single sou of public assets. Origin French, originally as sous (plural), from Old French sout from Latin solidus (see solidus). Rhymes accrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, moue, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo Definition of sou in US English: sou nounsuso͞o historical 1A former French coin of low value. 〈史〉苏（法国旧时的一种低面值硬币） Example sentencesExamples The most impressive breakthrough in this period was nevertheless made by Le Petit Journal, a Parisian daily of tabloid size, launched in 1863, and selling for one sou. Van Gogh bought colourful woodblock prints for a few sous a pile from Père Tanguy, his paint supplier in Paris. We don't know if they visited le Palais or lost their sous at the tables, but we can see how they saw the city and its Baie des Anges by visiting Nice's museums. Both appear to have been financially respectable, but hardly wealthy, paying between 50 sous and three livres per year in tailles. 1.1informal usually with negative A very small amount of money. 〈非正式〉极少量的钱 he didn't have a sou 他一文不名。 Example sentencesExamples Even though we did not have two sous to rub together, we just knew it was going to be our home. They should produce a comprehensive White Paper on disinvestment for serious debate before selling a single sou of public assets. At the Musee Cantini you can bet your last sou there'll be something new and exciting to see every time you visit. When the going gets tough, a Frenchman may have holes in his shoes, but will spend his last sou on a fine, nutritionally excellent, meal. With a bedridden child and dying wife, he described his desperate situation to art critic Théodore Duret: ‘I am sitting here literally without a sou.’ Origin French, originally as sous (plural), from Old French sout from Latin solidus (see solidus).
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