forty
forty — 數詞
1. used to say that there are 40 people or things, or that an amount, age, time, sc
四十
表示數量、時間或40的數值
used to say that there are 40 people or things, or that an amount, age, time, score, or measurement is 40
Mayumi counted forty blue tiles before the pattern repeated on the wall.
Mayumi 數了四十塊藍色磁磚後，牆上的花樣才又重複。
forty + plural noun for counting
The bus left with forty passengers just before the heavy rain started.
那班公車載著四十名乘客出發時，大雨才剛要開始。
Femi saved forty dollars to buy a second-hand guitar for school.
Femi 存了四十美元，想買一把二手吉他帶去學校。
By sunset, the air was still forty degrees and hard to breathe in.
到日落時，氣溫還是四十度，連呼吸都覺得難受。
Otis has lived in Taipei for forty years and still rides everywhere.
Otis 已經住在台北四十年了，到現在還是到處騎車。
常見錯誤
forty — 名詞
1. the number 40 when you mention it as a figure, page, size, or other value instea
數字四十
把40當成數字名稱或數值來說
the number 40 when you mention it as a figure, page, size, or other value instead of using it to count things
Forty is printed in red on the classroom number chart above the board.
教室黑板上方的數字表把四十印成紅色。
forty used as a noun subject
Write the number forty beside the answer that matches the picture.
把數字四十寫在和圖片相符的答案旁邊。
Joaquín guessed forty first, but the secret code turned out to be thirty-eight.
Joaquín 先猜了四十，但密碼其實是三十八。
The shoe box said size forty, yet the pair fit Min perfectly.
鞋盒上寫著四十號，但那雙鞋 Min 穿起來剛剛好。
用法筆記
This noun use often appears after words like number, page, size, room, or channel. When you are directly counting people or things, use the number sense instead: 'forty students,' not 'a forty students.'
常見錯誤
2. the years or ages from 40 to 49, especially in phrases about a person's age or a
四十幾
指四十到四十九歲或四〇年代
the years or ages from 40 to 49, especially in phrases about a person's age or a decade in a century
Shirin is in her forties and has just opened her first bakery.
Shirin 四十幾歲，才剛開了她的第一家麵包店。
in + possessive + forties for age range
Faisal spent his early forties caring for his parents in Ankara.
Faisal 在四十歲出頭那幾年都在安卡拉照顧父母。
early forties for a narrower age range
Styles from the nineteen forties returned to the fashion show this spring.
來自一九四〇年代的風格在今年春天又回到那場時裝秀上。
In the low forties, the lake water felt too cold for swimming.
氣溫只有四十度出頭時，湖水還是冷得不適合游泳。
文法句型
in + possessive + forties
the + nineteen + forties
low + forties
用法筆記
For age, use the plural form with a possessive determiner: 'in her forties.' For decades and temperature ranges, use 'the forties' or modifiers like 'early,' 'mid,' 'late,' and 'low' without a possessive.
常見錯誤
3. the score of three points in a tennis game, one point from winning that game unl
四十分
網球比賽中的三分分數
the score of three points in a tennis game, one point from winning that game unless the score becomes tied
After Élise served an ace, the scoreboard changed from thirty-all to forty.
Élise 發出一記愛司球後，記分板就從三十平變成四十分。
reach forty in tennis scoring
The crowd grew quiet when Elena saved two break points to reach forty.
當 Elena 救回兩個破發點、追到四十分時，觀眾都安靜下來了。
At forty-love, Christopher tried a drop shot and missed the line.
在四十比零時，Christopher 試著打小球，卻打出界。
The game returned to deuce after both players lost a point from forty.
兩名球員都在四十分後丟了一分，比賽又回到丟士。
文法句型
reach + forty
forty-love / forty-thirty / forty-all
用法筆記
Used only in tennis scoring, often in fixed expressions such as 'forty-love,' 'forty-thirty,' and 'forty-all.' Once both sides reach forty, the score goes back to deuce instead of ending immediately.
常見錯誤
4. a bottle or can holding forty ounces of beer or a similar alcoholic drink
四十盎司瓶
四十盎司裝的啤酒或烈麥酒
a bottle or can holding forty ounces of beer or a similar alcoholic drink
Eitan bought a forty at the corner shop before the baseball game.
Eitan 在棒球賽前先去街角商店買了一瓶四十盎司啤酒。
buy a forty as an informal noun
The empty forties beside the bench showed where the group had been sitting.
長椅旁那些空的四十盎司瓶，說明那群人剛才坐過那裡。
A warm forty rolled under the car seat during the long drive.
長途開車時，一瓶變溫的四十盎司啤酒滾到車座底下。
The clerk refused to sell Maeve a forty without checking her ID.
店員在查看 Maeve 的身分證之前，拒絕賣她一瓶四十盎司啤酒。
- forty-ounce bottle
the full, more explicit term
文法句型
buy + a forty
drink + a forty
用法筆記
This informal American noun is short for a forty-ounce bottle or can, usually of beer or malt liquor. It is common in casual speech, but the full form is clearer in formal writing.