English Dictionary

metric martyr

名詞

イギリス英語

(UK) A shopkeeper who is penalized for selling goods using the imperial system primarily or exclusively, in violation of the Weights and Measures Acts.

日本語の意味

帝国単位系を使用して商品を販売することで、Weights and Measures Acts（計量法）に違反し、罰せられる商店主。

After being fined for selling produce by the pound, the local grocer begrudgingly accepted his reputation as a metric martyr.

ポンド単位で生鮮食品を販売して罰金を科された後、その地元の雑貨店の店主は、主に帝国単位（ヤード・ポンド法）で商品を販売したため計量法に違反して罰せられた人物という評判をしぶしぶ受け入れた。

意味（1）

(UK) A shopkeeper who is penalized for selling goods using the imperial system primarily or exclusively, in violation of the Weights and Measures Acts.

Did they hold out for their heritage of Ls. Cs and Vs? Did they have their numeral martyrs as we have our metric martyrs?

metric martyrs （ plural ）