sixtieth
sixtieth — adjective
1. happening or coming after the fifty-ninth in a series, especially for important
happening or coming after the fifty-ninth in a series, especially for important life events like birthdays or anniversaries, or for chapters, pages, or years.
Grandma Reema celebrated her sixtieth birthday with a big family dinner.
milestone birthday collocation
The company published its sixtieth annual report this spring with a summary of sales.
The sixtieth chapter of the novel finally reveals who the secret writer is.
This morning I heard the song play for the sixtieth time on the radio.
The sixtieth guest to arrive at the wedding reception received a small gift bag.
- first
the beginning of a series rather than position 60
文法句型
the sixtieth + noun
his/her/their sixtieth + noun
用法筆記
Commonly used with milestone nouns like birthday, anniversary, year, and edition. Many cultures consider the 60th birthday and 60th wedding anniversary especially significant.
常見錯誤
2. written or spoken as the word for the number 60 in a sequence, rather than using
written or spoken as the word for the number 60 in a sequence, rather than using the numeral '60th'.
Christopher wrote 'sixtieth' on the birthday card instead of using the number 60th.
ordinal number written as a word
The teacher asked the class to write 'sixtieth' not the numeral '60th' in the dictation.
word form contrasted with numeral
On the health form, Baraka had to write 'sixtieth' instead of using the numeral 60th.
On the form, Adina had to circle the word 'sixtieth' rather than the numeral '60th'.
文法句型
the sixtieth + noun
用法筆記
This sense only refers to using the English word form rather than the numeral. The numeral '60th' is far more common in everyday writing.
常見錯誤
3. relating to one of the sixty equal parts that a whole can be divided into, used
relating to one of the sixty equal parts that a whole can be divided into, used when describing portions or shares.
Each committee member received a sixtieth share of the total research grant.
a sixtieth share
The baker sliced the cake into sixty equal wedges and called each a sixtieth piece.
each a sixtieth piece — concrete fraction in a physical division context
A sixtieth portion of the recipe's flour weighed exactly eight grams on the kitchen scale.
The inheritance was divided into sixtieth portions for each of the sixty relatives.
文法句型
a sixtieth + noun
用法筆記
Rarely used in everyday conversation. The mathematical fraction '1/60' or the phrase 'one-sixtieth of' is far more common than the adjectival form.
sixtieth — noun
1. one of sixty pieces of equal size that make up a whole, such as a sixtieth of a
one of sixty pieces of equal size that make up a whole, such as a sixtieth of a minute, a sixtieth of a second, or a sixtieth of a total amount.
A sixtieth of a second is much faster than any human can blink.
a sixtieth of a second — fractional unit of time
Only a sixtieth of the old-growth forest was left untouched by the wildfire.
a sixtieth of + noun — fractional portion of a real-world quantity
Sora donated a sixtieth of his yearly salary to the local food bank.
Less than a sixtieth of the students chose that elective course last term.
The old clock's hand moved forward by a sixtieth of a full circle each minute.
- one-sixtieth
more formal; often used in mathematical or technical writing
文法句型
a sixtieth of + noun
one-sixtieth of + noun
用法筆記
Used with 'a' or 'one' followed by 'of'. In technical or scientific writing, the fraction 1/60 is often preferred for clarity.
常見錯誤
2. the person, item, or event that holds position number 60 in a sequence, such as
the person, item, or event that holds position number 60 in a sequence, such as a list, race, or waiting order.
Talia was the sixtieth to register for the conference and got the last seat.
the sixtieth to + verb — position in sequence
The sixtieth on the waiting list finally received a ticket to the concert.
Mauricio finished as the sixtieth runner in the city marathon last Sunday.
Shirin was the sixtieth passenger to board the flight and got the last overhead bin.
- first
the person or thing at position 1 rather than position 60
文法句型
the sixtieth + to-infinitive
the sixtieth in + noun
用法筆記
Often used with 'the' as a noun phrase ('the sixtieth') or followed by an infinitive ('the sixtieth to arrive'). Can refer to people, objects, or abstract items in a series.