10th
10th — 名詞
1. the person or thing that comes after the ninth and before the eleventh in a numb
第十
序列中的第十個
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.
Yuki finished 10th in the city marathon, beating her personal best by four minutes.
Yuki 在該市馬拉松中獲得第10名，比個人最佳成績快了四分鐘。
ordinal in competition context
The doctor's office is on the 10th floor of the Riverside Medical Tower.
診所在河畔醫療大樓的10樓。
10th floor of a building
This is the 10th time Diego has asked the teacher for help with the homework.
Diego 已經是第10次請老師幫忙解答作業了。
Aisha's 10th birthday party had a space theme with balloons shaped like planets.
Aisha 的10歲生日派對以太空為主題，有行星造型的氣球。
10th birthday as milestone
- 10th place
- 10th position
- 10th anniversary
- 10th birthday
- 10th floor
- 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
2. one of ten equal parts of a whole; the fraction 1/10 — for example, a tenth of a
十分之一
十等分中的一份
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.
Mei ate only a tenth of the cake because she was saving room.
Mei 只吃了蛋糕的十分之一，因為她要留肚子吃冰淇淋。
fraction: a tenth of [something]
About a tenth of the village homes were damaged in the flood last spring.
去年春天村裡約有十分之一的房屋在洪水中受損。
If you save a tenth of your salary each month, you can afford the trip.
如果你每月存下薪水的十分之一，就能負擔這趟旅行。
saving a tenth of income
The recipe calls for a tenth of a teaspoon of salt.
食譜需要十分之一茶匙的鹽，所以捏一小撮就好。
- a tenth of
- one tenth
- tenth of a second
- tenth of a percent
- 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
3. in music theory, the interval spanning one octave plus a third (10 diatonic scal
十度音程
一個八度加三度的音程
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.
The piano teacher asked Olu to stretch and play a 10th for the final chord.
鋼琴老師請 Olu 伸展左手彈奏十度音程，以奏出樂曲結尾的和弦。
play a 10th (on piano)
In the jazz piece, the trumpets and saxophones play a 10th apart.
在爵士編曲中，小號與薩克斯風相隔十度演奏。
- play a 10th
- major 10th
- minor 10th
- 10th interval
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.