The Roman pound, it must be remembered, contained only twelve of our avoirdupois ounces.

必须记住，罗马镑我们 avoirdupois 盎司十二。

I did it in two journeys — this being the only time in my life when I thought of Gibbon in avoirdupois.

我两次旅行中做到了——这是我生命中唯次 avoirdupois 中想到长臂猿。

Twelve copper pence contain half a pound avoirdupois of copper, of not the best quality, which, before it is coined, is seldom worth seven-pence in silver.

十二个铜便士有半磅 avoirdupois 铜，质量不是最好，造之前，它很少值七便士银子。

An ox hide which weighs four stone of sixteen pounds of avoirdupois, is not in the present times reckoned a bad one; and in those ancient times would probably have been reckoned a very good one.

张重四石牛皮十六磅 avoirdupois，当今时代算不上是坏；那些古代可能被认为是非常好。