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avoirdupois/ævədəˈpɔiz, ˌævwɑ:djʊˈpwɑ:/n. 1 (in full 全称 avoirdupois weight) a system of weights based on a pound of 16 ounces or 7,000 grains 常衡(一种衡量制，以 16 盎司或 7000 格令为一磅) 2 weight, heaviness 重量；体重 [Middle English from Old French aveir de peis ‘goods of weight’ from aveir (modern avoir) ‘to have’, used as a noun, from Latin habēre ‘have’, + peis (see POISE1)] |