eleventh
eleventh — 形容詞
- eleventhpositive
- more eleventhcomparative
- most eleventhsuperlative
1. coming after the tenth person, thing, or event in a series; written as the numbe
第十一
序列中第11位的
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.
牙科診所在十一樓，所以請搭電梯上去。
position before a noun: the eleventh floor
We celebrated Yuki's eleventh birthday at a small park near her house.
我們在 Yuki 家附近的一個小公園慶祝她的十一歲生日。
The eleventh question on the science test was about how plants make food.
自然科測驗的第十一題是有關植物如何製造食物。
Fatima finished eleventh in the regional swimming competition last Saturday.
Fatima 在上週六的區域游泳比賽中獲得第十一名。
This is the eleventh time the morning train has arrived late this month.
這個月早班火車已經是第十一次誤點了。
- 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 — 名詞
- eleventhsingular
- eleventhsplural
1. a single part of something that has been split into eleven equal pieces
十一分之一
整體分成11等份的其中一份
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.
把巧克力蛋糕切成十一塊，這樣每個孩子能拿到十一分之一。
one eleventh of a whole
About one eleventh of the company's employees work from home on Fridays.
公司約有十一分之一的員工在星期五在家工作。
Only one eleventh of the garden gets enough sunlight for growing tomatoes.
花園裡只有十一分之一的面積陽光充足，足以種植番茄。
The farmer divided the field into eleven parts and gave one eleventh to each family.
農夫把田地分成十一塊，給了每個家庭十一分之一。
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
第十一名
序列或排名中的第11位
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.
Lin 的名字在錄取名單上排第十一位。
position with 'on the list'
Elena was the eleventh out of forty dancers to perform on stage.
Elena 是四十位舞者中第十一個上臺表演的。
The eleventh in the queue was an old woman carrying a small dog.
隊伍中的第十一位是一位抱著小狗的老婦人。
Chidi was pleased to be the eleventh out of sixty runners in his first marathon.
Chidi 在自己第一次馬拉松中成為六十名跑者中的第十一名，感到很高興。
- 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).