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eighteenth

英 ['eɪ'tiːnθ] 美 ['e'tinθ]

adj. 第十八的，第十八个的；十八分之一的
num. 第十八；十八分之一

英文词源

eighteenth (adj.): mid-13c., egtetenþe, modified, by influence of eighteen, from Old English eahtateoða; from eight + teoða "tenth" (see -ty (1)). Cognate with German achtzehnte, Danish attende, Swedish adertonde.

双语例句

1. The eighteenth-century Admiralty had few coercive powers over its officers.: 18世纪的英国海军部对其军官没有什么强制力。

2. Their lives interconnect with those of celebrated figures of the late eighteenth-century.: 他们的生活与18世纪晚期的名人联系在一起。

3. Such disputes multiplied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.: 这类纠纷在18和19世纪大量增多。

4. We got engaged on my eighteenth birthday.: 在我18岁生日那天我们订婚了。

5. The siege is now in its eighteenth day.: 围困今天已经进入第18天了。