sixteenth
sixteenth — adjective
1. coming straight after the fifteenth item in a series, list, or sequence — for ex
coming straight after the fifteenth item in a series, list, or sequence — for example, the sixteenth person to arrive, or a runner placed sixteenth in a race.
Obi celebrated his sixteenth birthday with a big family dinner at a local restaurant.
common collocation: sixteenth birthday
The office is on the sixteenth floor of the new tower near the train station.
Apinya finished sixteenth in the race, just three seconds behind her teammate.
The sixteenth chapter of the novel reveals who committed the crime.
文法句型
the + sixteenth + noun
possessive + sixteenth + noun
用法筆記
Always placed before the noun it describes, like other ordinal numbers (first, second, third). Common in dates, floors, birthdays, and rankings.
常見錯誤
2. describing one of the sixteen equal parts that a whole amount or object is split
describing one of the sixteen equal parts that a whole amount or object is split into — used when talking about a share, portion, or measurement.
Darius received a sixteenth share of the company profits after the deal closed.
adjective + noun: sixteenth share
The recipe calls for a sixteenth cup of sugar and a pinch of salt.
A sixteenth portion of the farmland was given to each grandchild.
Nellie cut the chocolate into a sixteenth slab and wrapped it carefully.
文法句型
a + sixteenth + noun
常見錯誤
sixteenth — noun
1. one of the sixteen equal parts that something can be divided into — used in meas
one of the sixteen equal parts that something can be divided into — used in measurements, shares, and quantities to describe a small portion of a whole.
Elena cut the cake into sixteen pieces and kept one sixteenth for herself.
noun: one + sixteenth + of
A sixteenth of the class chose to study French instead of Spanish.
The measurement was off by roughly a sixteenth of a centimetre.
Élise divided the chocolate bar so each child received exactly one sixteenth.
- one-sixteenth
the same quantity, often written with a hyphen in technical or mathematical contexts
文法句型
a + sixteenth + of + noun
one + sixteenth + of + noun
用法筆記
Often followed by 'of' to specify the whole being divided: 'a sixteenth of the population', 'a sixteenth of the budget'. The plural form 'sixteenths' is rare but possible.