10th

10th — noun

1. the person or thing that comes after the ninth and before the eleventh in a numb

1.名詞A1
釋義

the person or thing that comes after the ninth and before the eleventh in a numbered order — for example, the runner who finishes 10th in a race, or the 10th item on a list.

例句

Yuki finished 10th in the city marathon, beating her personal best by four minutes.

ordinal in competition context

The doctor's office is on the 10th floor of the Riverside Medical Tower.

10th floor of a building

反義詞
  • 1st

    first in the same series

用法筆記

Common in dates: 'the 10th of March' or 'March 10th'. In formal writing, 'tenth' is preferred over '10th' for numbers below 100.

常見錯誤

❌She was the 10th who arrived.
✅She was the 10th person to arrive.
💡As a noun referring to a person, 'the 10th' is usually followed by a noun or a relative clause.

2. one of ten equal parts of a whole; the fraction 1/10 — for example, a tenth of a

2.名詞A2
釋義

one of ten equal parts of a whole; the fraction 1/10 — for example, a tenth of a cake, or a tenth of the population.

例句

Mei ate only a tenth of the cake because she was saving room.

fraction: a tenth of [something]

About a tenth of the village homes were damaged in the flood last spring.

同義詞
  • tithe

    archaic term for a tenth, used historically for church tax

用法筆記

Can be written as 'one tenth', 'a tenth', or '1/10'. In measurements, the symbol ⅒ is sometimes used. Decimal notation: 0.1.

常見錯誤

❌We need ten part of the money.
✅We need a tenth of the money.
💡Use 'a tenth of' not 'ten part of'.

3. in music theory, the interval spanning one octave plus a third (10 diatonic scal

3.名詞C1
釋義

in music theory, the interval spanning one octave plus a third (10 diatonic scale degrees), or the individual tone that forms this interval with the root note.

例句

The piano teacher asked Olu to stretch and play a 10th for the final chord.

play a 10th (on piano)

In the jazz piece, the trumpets and saxophones play a 10th apart.

用法筆記

Primarily used in formal music theory or by advanced instrumentalists. A 10th can be major (16 semitones) or minor (15 semitones). On the piano, wide intervals like the 10th are often rolled or arpeggiated by players with smaller hands.