hundredth
hundredth — 形容詞
- hundredthpositive
- more hundredthcomparative
- most hundredthsuperlative
1. relating to the number that comes after ninety-ninth in a series — for example,
第一百的
排序中第一百個的
relating to the number that comes after ninety-ninth in a series — for example, the hundredth guest to arrive, or the hundredth year after an event started.
The museum celebrated its hundredth anniversary with a special exhibition of old photographs.
這間博物館以老照片特展慶祝了它的第一百週年。
hundredth + anniversary — ordinal with annual events
Sahil was the hundredth passenger to board the flight and got a free upgrade.
Sahil 是第一百位登機的旅客，因此獲得了免費升等。
This weekend marks the hundredth performance of the play by the local theatre group.
這個週末是本地劇團第一百次演出這齣戲。
The company published a special edition for its hundredth product launch in March.
該公司在三月份第一百次推出新產品時，發行了特別版。
Nora finished in hundredth place out of two thousand runners in the city marathon.
Nora 在兩千多名跑者中獲得第一百名，完成了城市馬拉松。
文法句型
hundredth + noun
用法筆記
Always used before a noun. Common with milestone nouns such as anniversary, birthday, performance, and edition. The determiner the is typically used before it: the hundredth customer, her hundredth birthday.
常見錯誤
2. relating to a quantity that is one part in a hundred — used when highlighting a
百等分的
分成一百等份的其中一份的
relating to a quantity that is one part in a hundred — used when highlighting a very small proportion or amount, for example a hundredth part of a gram.
The laboratory scale can measure a hundredth part of a gram with great accuracy.
這個實驗室的天平可以非常精確地測量一克的百等分之一。
hundredth + part — fractional adjective before a noun
A hundredth part of the village budget was set aside for the new library.
村莊預算中百等分之一的經費被撥給了新圖書館。
a hundredth part + of [budget / fund] — fractional adjective with financial allocations
The charity said a hundredth part of every donated dollar goes to operating costs.
該慈善機構表示，每筆捐款中百等分之一用於營運開支。
Renata added a hundredth part of the reagent to the solution before heating it.
Renata 在加熱前將試劑的百等分之一加入了溶液中。
文法句型
hundredth part + of + noun
用法筆記
This sense is always used attributively (before a noun). It overlaps in meaning with the noun sense (one hundredth of something), but here it functions as a modifier — for example, a hundredth part rather than a hundredth of it. In everyday language, the noun form (a hundredth of...) is more common.
hundredth — 名詞
- hundredthsingular
- hundredthsplural
1. one of the hundred equal parts that something can be divided into — for example,
百分之一
整體一百等份中的一份
one of the hundred equal parts that something can be divided into — for example, a hundredth of a second, a hundredth of a centimetre, or a hundredth of a company.
The sprinter won the gold medal by just a hundredth of a second.
這位短跑選手僅以百分之一秒之差贏得了金牌。
a hundredth of + [unit] — measuring tiny differences
Lukas added a hundredth of a teaspoon of salt as the recipe instructed.
Lukas 按照食譜指示，在醬汁中加入了百分之一茶匙的鹽。
The laser can cut material with a precision of a few hundredths of a millimetre.
這台雷射能以百分之幾毫米的精準度切割材料。
Hugo inherited a hundredth of the estate, still a very large sum of money.
Hugo 繼承了遺產的百分之一，但這仍然是一筆非常龐大的金額。
The instrument detects changes as small as a hundredth of a degree in temperature.
這台儀器能偵測到溫度在百分之一度以內的變化。
- one-hundredth
more formal; often written as a numeral 1/100
- percent
one hundredth of a whole but used as a standalone unit (1%)
文法句型
a hundredth of + noun
hundredths of + noun (plural)
用法筆記
Typically used with of and a unit of measurement (a hundredth of a second, a hundredth of a gram). The plural form hundredths is common with measurable quantities (a few hundredths of an inch). In everyday Taiwan Mandarin, the equivalent is 百分之一 — note that the noun sense takes the pattern a hundredth of, whereas the adjective sense (sense 2 of adjective) appears before a noun directly.