fifth
/fɪfθ/
ord. / n.
一句话记住
第五;五分之一
释义与例句
ord.
第五
coming after four other people or things in a series
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This is the fifth time the committee has discussed the proposal.
这是委员会第五次讨论这项提议。
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Their new flat is on the fifth floor.
他们的新公寓在六楼。
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She finished fifth in the national swimming championships.
她在全国游泳锦标赛中获得第五名。
n.
五分之一
one of five equal parts of something
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A fifth of the school's electricity comes from solar panels.
这所学校五分之一的电力来自太阳能电池板。
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He donated one fifth of his winnings to charity.
他把奖金的五分之一捐给了慈善机构。
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Only two fifths of the respondents supported the change.
只有五分之二的受访者支持这项改变。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
fifth 由 five 变形为 fif- 再加 -th;日期中“五日”写 the fifth 或 5th,如 on the fifth of May。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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five 五基数词,表示数量;fifth 是对应的序数词,也表示五分之一。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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five 五;五个five 是基数词,回答“多少”,后接可数名词复数,如 five chapters;fifth 是序数词,回答“第几”,常用 the fifth chapter。表示分数时 fifth 也可作名词,如 one fifth of the total。Five candidates have applied for the position. 五名候选人申请了这个职位。
常见搭配
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fifth floor 第五层(按英式楼层计数通常译作“六楼”)The accounts department is on the fifth floor. 财务部在六楼。
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fifth place 第五名After a difficult season, the team finished in fifth place. 经历了一个艰难的赛季后,这支队伍最终名列第五。
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a fifth of ……的五分之一Roughly a fifth of the budget is spent on staff training. 预算的大约五分之一用于员工培训。