ninth
ninth — ordinal number
1. coming after eight other people or things in a series, written as 9th.
coming after eight other people or things in a series, written as 9th.
Her ninth birthday party was held at the park near her house.
The ninth chapter of the novel has the most exciting plot twist.
ordinal with nouns: chapter, floor, century
Soraya finished in ninth place in the school swimming race.
This is the ninth time Minh has asked the same question today.
- 9th
identical meaning; the numeral form is common in informal writing and dates
文法句型
the ninth + noun
ninth + noun (no article in some fixed phrases)
常見錯誤
ninth — noun
1. any portion you get when the whole is split into nine identical pieces, written
any portion you get when the whole is split into nine identical pieces, written as 1/9.
Saira cut the cake into nine slices and took one ninth for herself.
About one ninth of the children in the school wear glasses for reading.
fraction: a/one ninth of + noun
The old recipe asks for one ninth of a cup of brown sugar.
Noa owns one ninth of the family business after her grandfather retired.
- one-ninth
identical meaning; the hyphenated form is used when the fraction modifies a noun directly
文法句型
a/one ninth of + noun
one ninth + noun
用法筆記
Usually follows 'a' or 'one' and is commonly used with 'of', as in 'a ninth of the group' or 'one ninth of the land'.
常見錯誤
2. in music, the distance of nine notes between two pitches — covering an octave pl
in music, the distance of nine notes between two pitches — covering an octave plus one more note — or the chord that uses this interval.
The piano teacher asked Takeshi to play a ninth above the middle C note.
In jazz music, musicians often add a ninth to a chord for a richer sound.
The composer wrote an entire section that uses only ninth chords.
Joaquín struggled to reach the ninth on the guitar with his small hands.
文法句型
play/sing a ninth
ninth chord
add a ninth
用法筆記
Refers either to the interval spanning an octave plus one note (e.g. C to D an octave higher), or to a chord built on this interval. Most common in jazz and classical music theory.
3. someone or something that is in the ninth position of a group, list, or ranking.
someone or something that is in the ninth position of a group, list, or ranking.
Kwame was the ninth to arrive at the office this morning.
Their team finished as the ninth in the national cooking competition.
the ninth in + group/competition
Layla picked the ninth book on the shelf without even looking at the cover.
The ninth on the list of speakers was a famous climate scientist from Brazil.
- number nine
used in rankings and competitions; slightly less formal
文法句型
the ninth + prepositional phrase
finish/come/rank ninth
用法筆記
Often used without an article after verbs like 'finish', 'come', or 'rank', as in 'He finished ninth in the race'.