fifteenth
fifteenth — adjective
- fifteenthpositive
- more fifteenthcomparative
- most fifteenthsuperlative
1. coming directly after the fourteenth in a sequence of people, items, days, or ev
coming directly after the fourteenth in a sequence of people, items, days, or events — for example, a person's fifteenth birthday, the fifteenth page of a book, or a fifteenth-century building.
Tendai celebrated her fifteenth birthday with a barbecue in the garden.
attributive use: fifteenth + birthday
The fifteenth chapter of the novel reveals why the detective left the police force.
Omar finished in fifteenth place out of forty runners in the city marathon.
Zayd lives on the fifteenth floor of a tall apartment building near the river.
文法句型
the fifteenth + noun
fifteenth + noun (without 'the' in certain contexts)
用法筆記
Fifteenth is used before a noun to show the position of something in an ordered list. When referring to dates, it is common to say 'the fifteenth of May' or 'May fifteenth' without a capital F.
常見錯誤
fifteenth — noun
- fifteenthsingular
- fifteenthsplural
1. each portion that results when a whole is split into fifteen pieces of the same
each portion that results when a whole is split into fifteen pieces of the same size; the fraction 1/15.
Maeve divided the chocolate bar into fifteenths so each child received one piece.
plural form 'fifteenths' for the equal parts
The recipe calls for a fifteenth of a cup of sesame oil, roughly one tablespoon.
a fifteenth of + [measurement]
Only a fifteenth of the residents voted in the neighbourhood council election last month.
Tyler set aside a fifteenth of his monthly pay for a trip to Japan next summer.
文法句型
a fifteenth of + noun
one fifteenth of + noun
用法筆記
Commonly followed by 'of' + noun (a fifteenth of the population). The plural form fifteenths is used when counting multiple parts. This sense is much less frequent than the ordinal use of fifteenth.
常見錯誤
2. the person, item, or event that occupies the number 15 spot in a list, ranking,
the person, item, or event that occupies the number 15 spot in a list, ranking, or sequence — for example, the fifteenth person to arrive or the fifteenth item on a list.
Hana was the fifteenth to join the workshop, so she got the last spot.
the fifteenth + to-infinitive pattern
Sivan checked the list and saw her name was fifteenth on the waiting list.
The fifteenth in the queue had been waiting since six o'clock that morning.
Lukas was the fifteenth contestant to perform, and the audience gave him a standing ovation.
文法句型
the fifteenth + to-infinitive
the fifteenth in + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often follows the definite article 'the'. Can be followed by an infinitive (the fifteenth to arrive) or by 'in' + a noun phrase (the fifteenth in line). Distinguish from sense 1 (one of fifteen parts), which uses 'a fifteenth of'.