eleventh
eleventh — adjective
- eleventhpositive
- more eleventhcomparative
- most eleventhsuperlative
1. coming after the tenth person, thing, or event in a series; written as the numbe
coming after the tenth person, thing, or event in a series; written as the number 11th
The dental clinic is on the eleventh floor, so please take the elevator up.
position before a noun: the eleventh floor
We celebrated Yuki's eleventh birthday at a small park near her house.
The eleventh question on the science test was about how plants make food.
Fatima finished eleventh in the regional swimming competition last Saturday.
This is the eleventh time the morning train has arrived late this month.
- first
the number one position, at the beginning of a series
文法句型
the eleventh + noun
be eleventh
come/finish eleventh
用法筆記
When used after a linking verb like 'finish' or 'come', 'eleventh' does not take an article: 'He finished eleventh', not 'He finished the eleventh'.
常見錯誤
eleventh — noun
- eleventhsingular
- eleventhsplural
1. a single part of something that has been split into eleven equal pieces
a single part of something that has been split into eleven equal pieces
Cut the chocolate cake into eleven slices so each child gets one eleventh.
one eleventh of a whole
About one eleventh of the company's employees work from home on Fridays.
Only one eleventh of the garden gets enough sunlight for growing tomatoes.
The farmer divided the field into eleven parts and gave one eleventh to each family.
文法句型
one eleventh of + noun
an eleventh of + noun
用法筆記
Used almost always with 'a' or 'one' before it: 'a/one eleventh of...'. Plural 'elevenths' is rare but grammatically possible when referring to multiple equal parts.
常見錯誤
2. the person or thing in the 11th position of a list, race, or ordered series
the person or thing in the 11th position of a list, race, or ordered series
Lin's name was the eleventh on the list of accepted students.
position with 'on the list'
Elena was the eleventh out of forty dancers to perform on stage.
The eleventh in the queue was an old woman carrying a small dog.
Chidi was pleased to be the eleventh out of sixty runners in his first marathon.
- first
the number one item or person in a series
文法句型
the eleventh in + group
eleventh out of + number
ranked eleventh
用法筆記
Distinguish from the adjective sense: as a noun, 'the eleventh' refers to the person or thing in 11th place, not the position itself. Compare 'He is the eleventh to arrive' (noun) with 'He is eleventh in line' (adjective).