ninth
ninth — 序數詞
1. coming after eight other people or things in a series, written as 9th.
第九
序數第九
coming after eight other people or things in a series, written as 9th.
Her ninth birthday party was held at the park near her house.
她的第九場生日派對在自家附近的公園舉行。
The ninth chapter of the novel has the most exciting plot twist.
這本小說的第九章出現最精彩的劇情轉折。
ordinal with nouns: chapter, floor, century
Soraya finished in ninth place in the school swimming race.
Soraya 在學校游泳比賽中獲得第九名。
This is the ninth time Minh has asked the same question today.
Minh 今天已經第九次問同一個問題了。
- ninth place
- ninth time
- ninth chapter
- ninth birthday
- ninth century
- 9th
identical meaning; the numeral form is common in informal writing and dates
文法句型
the ninth + noun
ninth + noun (no article in some fixed phrases)
常見錯誤
ninth — 名詞
- ninthsingular
- ninthsplural
1. any portion you get when the whole is split into nine identical pieces, written
九分之一
整體分成九等份中的一份
any portion you get when the whole is split into nine identical pieces, written as 1/9.
Saira cut the cake into nine slices and took one ninth for herself.
Saira 把蛋糕切成九片，自己拿了一份（九分之一）。
About one ninth of the children in the school wear glasses for reading.
這間學校約有九分之一的學生需要戴眼鏡閱讀。
fraction: a/one ninth of + noun
The old recipe asks for one ninth of a cup of brown sugar.
這份老食譜需要九分之一杯的紅糖。
Noa owns one ninth of the family business after her grandfather retired.
Noa 在祖父退休後擁有了家族企業的九分之一股權。
- a ninth of
- one ninth of
- ninth of the population
- one ninth share
- one-ninth
identical meaning; the hyphenated form is used when the fraction modifies a noun directly
文法句型
a/one ninth of + noun
one ninth + noun
用法筆記
Usually follows 'a' or 'one' and is commonly used with 'of', as in 'a ninth of the group' or 'one ninth of the land'.
常見錯誤
2. in music, the distance of nine notes between two pitches — covering an octave pl
九度音程
音樂中跨越八度再加一個音的音程或和絃
in music, the distance of nine notes between two pitches — covering an octave plus one more note — or the chord that uses this interval.
The piano teacher asked Takeshi to play a ninth above the middle C note.
鋼琴老師要 Takeshi 在中央 C 上方彈奏一個九度音程。
In jazz music, musicians often add a ninth to a chord for a richer sound.
在爵士樂中，樂手經常在和絃中加入九度音，讓聲音更飽滿。
The composer wrote an entire section that uses only ninth chords.
這位作曲家寫了一個完全使用九度和絃的樂段。
common in: ninth chord
Joaquín struggled to reach the ninth on the guitar with his small hands.
Joaquín 的手指太小，在吉他上很難按到九度音。
- ninth chord
- add a ninth
- ninth interval
- play a ninth
文法句型
play/sing a ninth
ninth chord
add a ninth
用法筆記
Refers either to the interval spanning an octave plus one note (e.g. C to D an octave higher), or to a chord built on this interval. Most common in jazz and classical music theory.
3. someone or something that is in the ninth position of a group, list, or ranking.
第九名
排名或序列中的第九位
someone or something that is in the ninth position of a group, list, or ranking.
Kwame was the ninth to arrive at the office this morning.
Kwame 是今天早上第九個抵達辦公室的人。
Their team finished as the ninth in the national cooking competition.
他們的隊伍在全國烹飪比賽中獲得第九名。
the ninth in + group/competition
Layla picked the ninth book on the shelf without even looking at the cover.
Layla 連看都沒看，就直接從書架上拿了第九本書。
The ninth on the list of speakers was a famous climate scientist from Brazil.
演講者名單上的第九位是一位來自巴西的著名氣候科學家。
- the ninth in line
- finish ninth
- rank ninth
- ninth on the list
- the ninth in a series
- number nine
used in rankings and competitions; slightly less formal
文法句型
the ninth + prepositional phrase
finish/come/rank ninth
用法筆記
Often used without an article after verbs like 'finish', 'come', or 'rank', as in 'He finished ninth in the race'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- nine數詞A1
- nineteen數詞A2
- ninety數詞A2
- nineteenth序數詞B1
- ninetieth序數詞B1