eighteen
eighteen — 名詞
1. the number 18, used to say how many people or things there are — for example, ei
十八個
表示數量18
the number 18, used to say how many people or things there are — for example, eighteen students in a class or eighteen dollars in a wallet.
Alessia invited eighteen people to her birthday party.
Alessia 邀請了十八個人參加她的生日派對。
eighteen + plural noun (people)
The suitcase could hold up to eighteen shirts and a pair of shoes.
這個行李箱最多可以裝十八件襯衫和一雙鞋子。
eighteen as determiner before a concrete noun
There are only eighteen students in my brother's class this year.
今年我弟弟的班上只有十八個學生。
Emre saved eighteen dollars from his weekly allowance last month.
Emre 上個月從每週零用錢裡存了十八塊錢。
文法句型
eighteen + plural noun
2. the number 18, thought of as a symbol or numeral, or someone's age when they rea
十八歲；十八
指年齡18或數字18
the number 18, thought of as a symbol or numeral, or someone's age when they reach their eighteenth birthday.
Adina will turn eighteen next Friday after the school play.
Adina 下週五學校話劇結束後就要滿十八歲了。
turn + eighteen (age expression)
Eighteen is the number of holes on a standard golf course.
十八是標準高爾夫球場的球洞數。
Eighteen as subject of a clause
Ramón wrote the number eighteen at the top of his exam paper.
Ramón 在考卷頂端寫了數字十八。
Yuna could not wait to turn eighteen and apply for her driving licence.
Yuna 等不及滿十八歲去申請駕照了。
Eighteen was the winning number in the school raffle last term.
十八是上學期學校義賣會的得獎號碼。
- 18
the digit form, common in informal writing, signs, and forms
文法句型
be + eighteen (for age)
the number eighteen
用法筆記
Turn eighteen is a fixed expression meaning 'to reach the age of eighteen', often associated with gaining legal rights such as voting or driving.
常見錯誤
❗ 'I am eighteen years.' ✅ 'I am eighteen years old.' — 'years old' or 'years of age' is needed when using the noun 'years' to describe age.