sixty

sixty — noun

1. the number 60, used when you want to say how many of something there are or to c

1.名詞A1
釋義

the number 60, used when you want to say how many of something there are or to count things.

例句

Kian invited sixty classmates to his birthday party at the park.

sixty + plural noun (classmates)

The bus takes about sixty minutes to reach the city centre.

sixty + minutes (time measurement)

文法句型

sixty + plural noun

sixty + per cent / percent

there are + sixty + plural noun

用法筆記

Unlike Mandarin Chinese, English places 'sixty' directly before a noun without any measure word — for example, 'sixty books', not 'sixty of books'. The same word is used whether it comes before a noun or stands alone.

常見錯誤

❌There are sixty of students in the hall.
✅There are sixty students in the hall.
💡In English, numbers go directly before the noun without 'of'.

2. the number 60 thought of as a thing in itself — for example, when talking about

2.名詞A1
釋義

the number 60 thought of as a thing in itself — for example, when talking about a number in maths, a person's age, or a score out of a hundred.

例句

The number sixty was painted on the classroom wall above the clock.

sixty as a noun subject

Zuri's father is in his early sixties and works on a small farm daily.

in one's sixties (age range 60–69)

文法句型

sixty + singular verb

in one's sixties

the + sixty

用法筆記

To talk about the age range from 60 to 69, use the plural 'sixties' — for example, 'a woman in her sixties'. The ordinal form 'sixtieth' (60th) is used for order, as in 'her sixtieth birthday'.

常見錯誤

❌My grandfather is in his sixty.
✅My grandfather is in his sixties.
💡Use the plural 'sixties' to mean the decade of life from 60 to 69.
❌Today is his sixty birthday.
✅Today is his sixtieth birthday.
💡Use 'sixtieth' (not 'sixty') for ordinal numbering.