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sixth

UK /sɪksθ/US /sɪksθ/

词源

源自中古英语 'sixte',来自古英语 'siexta',与德语 'sechste' 同源,最终源自原始印欧语词根 *sweks。

adjective

❶ 表示顺序中排在第五之后的数字,即第六。用于描述事物在序列中的位置。

“She finished in sixth place in the race.”

(她在比赛中获得了第六名。)

“This is the sixth time I've called you today.”

(这是我今天第六次给你打电话了。)

同义词:6th, number six

noun

❶ 指第六个位置或第六个事物,也可以表示六分之一的部分。

“He was the sixth to arrive at the meeting.”

(他是第六个到达会议的人。)

“A sixth of the cake was left after the party.”

(派对结束后还剩六分之一的蛋糕。)

同义词:one-sixth, 6th part

常见短语

sixth sense — 指直觉或超自然的感知能力,常用来形容对事物未卜先知的敏感。

“She had a sixth sense that something bad was going to happen.”

(她有一种第六感,觉得会有不好的事情发生。)