eightieth
eightieth — 序數詞
1. the word for the number 80th in a sequence — meaning that there are seventy-nine
第八十
序列中第80的
the word for the number 80th in a sequence — meaning that there are seventy-nine items or people before it and any number may follow after it.
The Watanabe family celebrated their grandfather's eightieth birthday with a big party.
渡邊家舉辦了一場盛大的派對，慶祝祖父的八十歲生日。
ordinal before noun: eightieth birthday
Takeshi finished in eightieth place out of over two hundred runners in the marathon.
Takeshi 在兩百多名跑者中獲得第八十名。
ordinal before noun: eightieth place
The eightieth chapter of the novel brings the main conflict to a turning point.
這本小說第八十章將主要衝突推向轉折點。
Lakshmi was the eightieth person to sign the petition at City Hall that morning.
Lakshmi 是那天早上在市政府簽署請願書的第八十個人。
文法句型
the eightieth + noun
eightieth + noun (when a person's name follows)
用法筆記
Usually used with the definite article 'the', as in 'the eightieth item on the list'. When the ordinal comes before a person's name (e.g. 'eightieth Pope'), 'the' is omitted.
常見錯誤
eightieth — 名詞
1. one part of a whole that has been split into eighty equal pieces; the fraction 1
八十分之一
整體分成80等份中的一份
one part of a whole that has been split into eighty equal pieces; the fraction 1/80.
Each heir received an eightieth of the total estate after the lawyer read the will.
律師宣讀遺囑後，每位繼承人獲得了總遺產的八十分之一。
an eightieth of + noun
The recipe calls for one eightieth of a gram of saffron, which is hard to measure at home.
食譜需要八十分之一克的番紅花，在家裡很難精確量取。
Adina calculated that an eightieth of the building's cost would still be more than her yearly salary.
Adina 算了一下，大樓造價的八十分之一仍然比她的年薪還高。
Lakan carefully measured an eightieth of the powder for the chemistry experiment.
Lakan 仔細量出八十分之一的粉末，用於化學實驗。
文法句型
an eightieth of + noun
one eightieth
用法筆記
Most commonly found in mathematics, legal documents about shares or inheritance, and precise measurements. In everyday speech, people are more likely to say 'one in eighty' or use a decimal instead.
常見錯誤
2. the person or item that is number eighty in an ordered list, coming directly aft
第八十名
有序列表中的第80位
the person or item that is number eighty in an ordered list, coming directly after the seventy-ninth entry.
Henry was the eightieth to board the plane, and only a few seats remained empty.
Henry 是第八十個登機的人，只剩下少數幾個空位。
the eightieth to + verb
Christopher came in as the eightieth on the exam results list, just above the passing mark.
Christopher 的考試成績排在第八十名，剛好通過及格線。
The eightieth in line at the ticket window got the last seat for the evening show.
售票窗口隊伍中的第八十個人買到了晚場表演的最後一個座位。
Ayana discovered she was the eightieth caller and won a prize from the radio station.
Ayana 發現她是第八十位來電者，贏得了電台的一份獎品。
文法句型
the eightieth in + noun phrase
用法筆記
Used when referring to a specific position within a sequence without naming the item itself ('the eightieth in the queue'). When modifying a noun directly, use the adjective form ('the eightieth customer') instead.
eightieth — 形容詞
1. being the item or person that occupies position number eighty in a group of thin
第八十的
在順序中排第80的
being the item or person that occupies position number eighty in a group of things counted one after another.
The eighth-grader was the eightieth student to cross the stage at the graduation ceremony.
那名八年級生是畢業典禮上第八十個走上舞台的學生。
the eightieth student to + verb
Élise wrote in her diary each day, and the eightieth page described the old library.
Élise 每天寫日記，第八十頁描述了那座舊圖書館。
The school announced that the eightieth donor would receive a special thank-you gift from the principal.
學校宣布第八十位捐贈者將收到校長特別準備的感謝禮物。
Charlotte opened the eightieth envelope and found a handwritten letter from her grandmother.
Charlotte 打開第八十個信封，發現裡面是祖母親手寫的一封信。
文法句型
the eightieth + noun
a eightieth + noun
用法筆記
This is the most common way to use 'eightieth' — as a describing word before a noun. It is interchangeable with the ordinal number form when the ordinal appears before a noun ('the eightieth day' = 'day number 80').
常見錯誤
2. describing a portion that represents one of the eighty equal pieces that somethi
八十分之一的
分成80等份中其中一份的
describing a portion that represents one of the eighty equal pieces that something has been split into.
The eightieth part of the farmland was set aside for a community garden project.
農地的八十分之一被保留作為社區花園計畫使用。
eightieth part (formal fraction pattern)
Tomás claimed an eightieth share of the mining rights under the new agreement between the families.
根據家族間的新協議，Tomás 主張擁有採礦權的八十分之一。
eightieth share of + noun
Each member of the cooperative received an eightieth portion of the annual profit from the harvest.
合作社的每位成員都收到了年度收成利潤的八十分之一。
A small eightieth slice of the company went to each of the original investors.
公司的一小部分——八十分之一——分配給了每位原始投資人。
文法句型
an eightieth share of + noun
eightieth part
用法筆記
More formal and less common than the noun form 'an eightieth of something'. Typically appears in legal, financial, or mathematical writing rather than everyday speech.