seventh
seventh — adjective
1. used to describe the person, thing, or event that comes after number six in a se
used to describe the person, thing, or event that comes after number six in a series or list
Ryo finished in seventh place in the school swimming competition.
ordinal before noun: seventh place
The seventh chapter of the novel reveals the identity of the killer.
ordinal before noun: seventh chapter
Kemi's birthday falls on the seventh of December this year.
Noa called the help desk for the seventh time this week.
The students live on the seventh floor of the dormitory building.
用法筆記
Frequently used with the definite article 'the' before a noun. For dates, follows the pattern 'the seventh of + month' in British English or 'month + seventh' in American English.
常見錯誤
seventh — noun
1. each portion when a whole thing is cut into seven pieces of the same size
each portion when a whole thing is cut into seven pieces of the same size
A seventh of the town's population does not have access to clean water.
a seventh of + population (fraction + of)
Wren divided the chocolate bar into sevenths and shared them with friends.
into sevenths (division)
About one seventh of the farmland in that region is used for growing rice.
If you cut the cake into sevenths, each piece will be quite small.
The recipe requires one seventh of a cup of sugar.
文法句型
a seventh of + noun
用法筆記
Often written with numerals: 1/7. As a countable noun, the plural form is 'sevenths'.
常見錯誤
2. the distance in pitch that separates two notes on a scale when the higher note l
the distance in pitch that separates two notes on a scale when the higher note lies seven steps above the lower one
The piece begins with a dramatic ascending seventh played by the violins.
ascending seventh (musical interval)
Christopher practiced the dominant seventh interval on his guitar for an hour.
The choir master asked the singers to hold a descending seventh from the note C.
A minor seventh interval creates a more melancholic sound than a major seventh.
用法筆記
Commonly modified by adjectives describing the interval's quality: 'major seventh', 'minor seventh', 'dominant seventh'. The interval can be 'ascending' or 'descending'.
3. a group of at least three musical notes played together, built by adding a note
a group of at least three musical notes played together, built by adding a note that is a seventh higher than the main note below it
The piano piece uses a G seventh chord at the end of the final phrase.
[note name] + seventh chord
Hari learned to play a dominant seventh chord in all twelve keys this semester.
dominant seventh chord
Jazz pianists often replace a basic triad with a seventh chord for a richer sound.
Aylin's composition relies heavily on seventh chords to create harmonic tension.
用法筆記
Typically appears as '[note name] seventh chord' (e.g., 'C seventh chord', 'G seventh chord'). The most common type in Western music is the 'dominant seventh chord'.
4. the person, thing, or position that comes after the sixth in an ordered list or
the person, thing, or position that comes after the sixth in an ordered list or group
Théo was the seventh to finish the marathon out of two hundred runners.
the seventh + to-infinitive (person in sequence)
Heloísa is the seventh in line for the promotion at the bank.
the seventh in line (position in queue)
Megan's apartment is the seventh on the left after the traffic lights.
Sana was the seventh to finish the obstacle course in the competition.
Rin's short story was the seventh selected for the school magazine this year.
文法句型
the seventh + to-infinitive
the seventh in + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from the ordinal adjective sense (adjective/1): as a noun, 'seventh' replaces the noun it modifies ('the seventh runner' → 'the seventh'). Always takes the definite article 'the'.