
好词典

源自古英语 'nigon',与德语 'neun'、荷兰语 'negen' 同源,最终源自原始印欧语词根 *newn̥。
❶ 数字9,表示比8多1比10少1的整数,常用于计数、年龄、时间等场景。
“She has nine apples in her basket.”
(她的篮子里有九个苹果。)
“The meeting starts at nine o'clock.”
(会议九点开始。)
❶ 数量为9的,用于描述由九个部分组成的物品或群体。
“She bought a nine-piece puzzle.”
(她买了一个九块的拼图。)
“The team has nine members.”
(这个团队有九名成员。)
on cloud nine — 形容极度高兴或兴奋的状态,类似中文的“飘飘然”或“乐翻天”。
“After winning the lottery, he was on cloud nine for weeks.”
(中彩票后,他乐翻天了几个星期。)
a stitch in time saves nine — 谚语,意为及时处理小问题可以避免将来更大的麻烦,类似中文的“小洞不补,大洞吃苦”。
“Fix the leak now; a stitch in time saves nine.”
(现在就把漏水修好,小洞不补大洞吃苦。)