sixth

/sɪksθ/ ord. num. / n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

第六；第六个；六分之一

释义与例句

ord. num. 第六；第六个
coming after five others in position or order; number six in a sequence
  1. Our flat is on the sixth floor, just above the small library.
    我们的公寓在六楼，就在那间小图书室的楼上。
  2. He finished sixth in the 800 metres despite a painful blister on his heel.
    尽管脚后跟磨出了疼痛的水泡，他仍在八百米比赛中获得第六名。
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  1. They will celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary with dinner by the river.
    他们将在河边吃晚餐，庆祝结婚六周年。
n. 六分之一
one of six equal parts of something
  1. One sixth of the club's annual budget is reserved for new equipment.
    该俱乐部年度预算的六分之一被留作购置新设备之用。
  2. Five sixths of the pupils surveyed said that they walked to school.
    在接受调查的学生中，六分之五的人说他们步行上学。
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  1. Fold the paper in half and then into thirds to make six equal sixths.
    先把纸对折，再三等分，就得到六个相等的六分之一。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 基数词 six 加 -th 构成 sixth，既表示“第六”，也可作名词表示“六分之一”；注意结尾要读出 /ksθ/ 这一组辅音。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • six 六；六个
    基数词，表示数量 6；sixth 是它对应的序数词及分数形式。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • six 六；六个
    six 是基数词，回答“有多少”，如 six students；sixth 是序数词，回答“排第几”，如 the sixth student。sixth 作名词还表示“六分之一”，分子大于一时用复数，如 two sixths。
    Six students volunteered to stay behind and arrange the chairs. 六名学生自愿留下来摆放椅子。
常见搭配
  • the sixth floor 第六层；六楼
    The accounts department has moved from the second floor to the sixth floor. 财务部已经从二楼搬到了六楼。
  • finish sixth 获得第六名
    After a difficult start, the young swimmer recovered to finish sixth. 开局不利之后，这名年轻游泳选手后来追上，获得第六名。
  • one sixth of ……的六分之一
    Roughly one sixth of the garden is used for growing herbs. 这座花园大约六分之一的面积用来种香草。