eighteenth
eighteenth — 數詞
1. the word for the number 18 when you are counting or describing the position of s
第十八
順序中的第18個位置
the word for the number 18 when you are counting or describing the position of something in a list, series, or sequence — for example, the eighteenth person to arrive, or the eighteenth floor of a building.
Nikos celebrated his eighteenth birthday with a trip to the Greek islands.
Nikos 的十八歲生日是在希臘群島旅行中度過的。
ordinal before noun: eighteenth + birthday
The eighteenth chapter of the history book covers the end of the war.
歷史書的第十八章講述了戰爭的結束。
the eighteenth + noun
Mira finished in eighteenth place in the swimming competition last weekend.
Mira 在上週末的游泳比賽中獲得第十八名。
The store's eighteenth annual sale starts next Friday with discounts on all items.
這家商店的第十八屆年度促銷活動將於下週五開始，所有商品均有折扣。
文法句型
the eighteenth + noun
the eighteenth to + verb
eighteenth + noun (no article in some contexts)
用法筆記
When used with a date, 'the eighteenth' is the usual way to say the 18th day of a month (e.g., 'the eighteenth of May'). The ordinal form is also used in titles of rulers (Henry VIII is read as 'Henry the Eighth', following the same pattern for eighteen).
常見錯誤
eighteenth — 名詞
- eighteenthsingular
- eighteenthsplural
1. one of eighteen pieces or portions that are exactly the same size; the result of
十八分之一
整體分為18份中的一份
one of eighteen pieces or portions that are exactly the same size; the result of dividing a whole into eighteen equal parts.
Chidi cut the bar into eighteen equal pieces and gave each child one eighteenth.
Chidi 把巧克力棒切成十八等份，每個孩子分到十八分之一。
fraction: one eighteenth of [whole]
Only about one eighteenth of the garden gets direct sunlight during the winter months.
冬季時，花園裡大約只有十八分之一的面積能照到陽光。
The recipe calls for one eighteenth of a teaspoon of saffron threads.
食譜中需要十八分之一茶匙的番紅花絲。
Nadia calculated that roughly one eighteenth of the monthly budget was spent on electricity bills.
Nadia 計算後發現每月預算中大約有十八分之一用於電費。
文法句型
one eighteenth of + noun phrase
an eighteenth of + noun phrase
eighteenths (plural)
用法筆記
Unlike the position sense (noun/2), this sense always refers to a measurement or portion of a whole, not a rank. It appears most often in recipes, measurements, statistics, and financial contexts. The plural 'eighteenths' is rare but possible when counting individual portions.
常見錯誤
❌ 'One eighteenth of the students are in eighteenth place.' — This mixes the fraction sense with the position sense; use 'one eighteenth' only for equal portions of a whole.
2. the person or item that is in the position after the seventeenth and before the
第十八名
排第十八位的人或物
the person or item that is in the position after the seventeenth and before the nineteenth in a queue, competition, list, or other ordered collection.
Tara was the eighteenth to arrive at the conference and received a welcome bag.
Tara 是第十八個到達會場的人，因此她拿到了一份迎賓禮袋。
pattern: the eighteenth to + verb
The eighteenth in the list of volunteers had the most teaching experience.
志工名單上的第十八位報名者教學經驗最豐富。
Amelia picked the eighteenth book from the stack and started reading immediately.
Amelia 從那疊書中選了第十八本，馬上就開始讀了起來。
Defne's painting was the eighteenth chosen for the exhibition, just barely making the cut.
Defne 的畫作是第十八個入選展覽的作品，勉強趕上了截止名額。
文法句型
the eighteenth
the eighteenth to + verb
用法筆記
This sense functions as a noun phrase referring to a specific position rather than a quantity. It is always preceded by 'the' (or another determiner like 'a' or 'every'). Distinguish from sense noun/1 (ONE OF 18 PARTS), which refers to a fraction, not a rank.
常見錯誤
eighteenth — 形容詞
- eighteenthpositive
- more eighteenthcomparative
- most eighteenthsuperlative
1. marking the place that follows number seventeen in a rank or list — an eighteent
第十八的
在序列中排第十八的
marking the place that follows number seventeen in a rank or list — an eighteenth-century building, for instance, was built in the 1700s; the eighteenth runner crossed the finish line just after the seventeenth.
The eighteenth-floor restaurant offers a beautiful view of the harbour at sunset.
位於十八樓的餐廳在日落時分可以欣賞到海港的美景。
attributive: eighteenth + noun (floor)
Ingrid stored her winter clothes in the eighteenth box in the storage unit.
Ingrid 把冬衣存放在儲物間裡的第十八個箱子裡。
Saira's eighteenth consecutive day of piano practice showed real improvement.
Saira 連續第十八天練習鋼琴，技巧有了明顯的進步。
The eighteenth runner crossed the finish line just before the heavy rain started.
第十八位跑者在大雨開始前衝過了終點線。
文法句型
the eighteenth + noun
possessive + eighteenth + noun
用法筆記
This sense (adjective) differs from the ordinal number sense only in grammatical classification — both refer to the same positional meaning. The adjective sense always appears before a noun ('the eighteenth floor') and cannot stand alone the way the number can ('the eighteenth of May').