twelfth
twelfth — 形容詞
- twelfthpositive
- twelfthercomparative
- twelfthestsuperlative
1. ranking at number twelve in a sequence, immediately following number eleven and
第十二
序列中排在第11之後第13之前的位置
ranking at number twelve in a sequence, immediately following number eleven and coming before number thirteen.
Nicholas lives on the twelfth floor of the apartment building.
尼可拉斯住在公寓大樓的第十二層。
attributive use: twelfth + floor (numbered position)
In Layla's class, the twelfth chapter is only four pages long.
在 Layla 的班上，這本書的第十二章只有四頁。
collocation: twelfth chapter
Tara finished in twelfth place in the school spelling contest.
塔拉在學校拼字比賽中獲得第十二名。
On Yuki's wall calendar, December is the twelfth month.
在 Yuki 的掛曆上，十二月是第十二個月。
文法句型
twelfth + noun
the twelfth + noun
用法筆記
Always used before the noun it describes. The definite article 'the' is used when the noun is specific ('the twelfth floor'), but omitted in set phrases such as 'twelfth place' or 'twelfth grade'.
常見錯誤
2. making up or equal to one of the twelve equal parts that a whole can be divided
十二分之一的
修飾名詞，指整體十二等份中的一份
making up or equal to one of the twelve equal parts that a whole can be divided into.
A twelfth part of the farmland was set aside for wildlife.
農田的十二分之一被保留給野生動物使用。
partitive pattern: a twelfth part of + noun
In Grandmother Sana's will, each grandchild received a twelfth share.
在 Sana 奶奶的遺囑中，每位孫輩都分到遺產的十二分之一。
collocation: twelfth share
The will divided Aunt Rosa's farm into twelfth portions for her heirs.
遺囑把 Rosa 姑媽的農場分成各占十二分之一的份額，留給繼承人。
The studio contract gives Madison a twelfth portion of ticket sales.
錄音室合約讓 Madison 分得門票收入的十二分之一。
文法句型
a twelfth + partitive noun + of
a twelfth + share/portion/part
用法筆記
Considerably less common in everyday speech than the ordinal sense. Used mainly in formal or written contexts such as legal documents, wills, and precise measurements. The noun following 'twelfth' is typically a partitive word like 'share', 'portion', or 'part'.
常見錯誤
twelfth — 名詞
- twelfthsingular
- twelfthsplural
1. a separate share, amount, or piece equal to one when a whole is split into twelv
十二分之一
整體均分12份後的其中一份，獨立名詞用法
a separate share, amount, or piece equal to one when a whole is split into twelve same-sized pieces.
At Kofi's city hall, a twelfth of the budget goes to libraries.
在 Kofi 任職的市政廳，預算的十二分之一用於圖書館。
pattern: a twelfth of + noun group
Bao cut the cake and gave each child exactly a twelfth.
寶切了蛋糕，分給每個孩子剛好十二分之一。
At Westlake High, about a twelfth of the students chose art.
在 Westlake High，大約有十二分之一的學生選了藝術。
Esteban owns one twelfth of the company, and his sister owns the rest.
埃斯特班擁有公司的十二分之一，其餘由他妹妹持有。
文法句型
a/one twelfth of + noun
quantifier + twelfth + of
用法筆記
Countable noun — you can have one twelfth, two twelfths, etc. In informal speech, people often say 'a twelfth' rather than 'one twelfth'. The plural form 'twelfths' is used when referring to multiple twelfths.