fifteenth
fifteenth — 形容詞
- fifteenthpositive
- more fifteenthcomparative
- most fifteenthsuperlative
1. coming directly after the fourteenth in a sequence of people, items, days, or ev
第十五
順序中的第15個
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.
Tendai 在花園舉辦烤肉派對，慶祝她的十五歲生日。
attributive use: fifteenth + birthday
The fifteenth chapter of the novel reveals why the detective left the police force.
小說第十五章揭露了偵探離開警局的原因。
Omar finished in fifteenth place out of forty runners in the city marathon.
Omar 在城市馬拉松的四十名跑者中獲得第十五名。
Zayd lives on the fifteenth floor of a tall apartment building near the river.
Zayd 住在河邊一棟高層公寓的第十五樓。
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 — 名詞
- fifteenthsingular
- fifteenthsplural
1. each portion that results when a whole is split into fifteen pieces of the same
十五分之一
整體的15等份之一
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.
Maeve 把巧克力棒切成十五等份，每個小孩拿到一塊。
plural form 'fifteenths' for the equal parts
The recipe calls for a fifteenth of a cup of sesame oil, roughly one tablespoon.
食譜要求加十五分之一杯的芝麻油，大約等於一大匙。
a fifteenth of + [measurement]
Only a fifteenth of the residents voted in the neighbourhood council election last month.
上個月社區委員會選舉中，只有十五分之一的居民投了票。
Tyler set aside a fifteenth of his monthly pay for a trip to Japan next summer.
Tyler 每個月把十五分之一的薪水存下來，準備明年夏天去日本旅行。
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,
第十五位
序列中的第15個位置
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.
Hana 是第十五個加入工作坊的人，因此拿到了最後一個名額。
the fifteenth + to-infinitive pattern
Sivan checked the list and saw her name was fifteenth on the waiting list.
Sivan 查看名單，發現自己的名字在候補名單上排第十五。
The fifteenth in the queue had been waiting since six o'clock that morning.
隊伍中第十五個人從早上六點就開始等了。
Lukas was the fifteenth contestant to perform, and the audience gave him a standing ovation.
Lukas 是第十五個上場的參賽者，觀眾起立為他鼓掌。
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'.