fifth
fifth — 序數詞
1. the word for the number 5 in a series, showing the position or order of somethin
第五
序列中排在第五個的位置
the word for the number 5 in a series, showing the position or order of something — for example, the fifth floor of a building, the fifth chapter of a book, or the fifth of March.
The meeting is on the fifth of March, so please mark your calendar.
會議在三月五號，所以請在你的行事曆上註記。
attribution | uses 'the fifth of' with dates
Joon lives on the fifth floor of an old apartment building in Taipei.
Joon 住在臺北一棟老公寓的五樓。
ordinal + noun: the fifth floor
Please read the fifth chapter of the novel before Tuesday.
請在星期二之前閱讀這本小說的第五章。
This is the fifth time this week that the bus has arrived late.
這已經是這週公車第五次晚到了。
Heather finished in fifth place in the city marathon last Sunday.
Heather 在上週日的城市馬拉松中獲得第五名。
文法句型
the fifth + noun (chapter, floor, time, place)
the fifth of + month
用法筆記
Ordinal numbers like 'fifth' usually come before a noun (the fifth floor) and are preceded by 'the' when referring to a specific position. In dates, British English prefers 'the fifth of March' while American English often says 'March fifth' without 'the' or 'of.'
常見錯誤
fifth — 名詞
1. each portion you get when you split an object or amount into five parts of the s
五分之一
將整體均分成五等份的其中一份
each portion you get when you split an object or amount into five parts of the same size — for instance, dividing a cake so that five people each receive a slice of exactly the same size, with every slice representing one fifth.
Camila ate a fifth of the pizza and saved the rest for later.
Camila 吃了披薩的五分之一，剩下的留著之後再吃。
fraction: a fifth of [noun]
About one fifth of the students at this school come from other countries.
這所學校大約有五分之一的學生來自其他國家。
Two fifths of the village's water supply comes from that mountain spring.
這個村莊五分之二的飲用水來自那座山泉。
The recipe says to add a fifth of a cup of sugar to the mixture.
食譜上說要在混合物中加入五分之一杯的糖。
- fifth part
slightly more formal; less common in everyday speech
文法句型
a/one fifth of + noun
two/three/fifths of + noun
用法筆記
Use 'a fifth' or 'one fifth' for the singular fraction. For multiples, use plural 'fifths' (two fifths, three fifths). In informal speech, 'a fifth of' is more common than 'one fifth of.'
常見錯誤
2. the distance in pitch between one musical note and another note that is five ste
五度音程
音樂中相距五個音階的兩個音之間的距離
the distance in pitch between one musical note and another note that is five steps higher or lower in a scale — for example, the interval from C to G.
The violin and the cello played a perfect fifth together during the concert.
小提琴和大提琴在音樂會上一起奏出完美的五度音程。
music theory: perfect fifth
In music class, Aarav learned to recognize the sound of a fifth by ear.
在音樂課上，Aarav 學會用耳朵辨識五度音程的聲音。
The folk song opens with two notes that are a fifth apart.
這首民歌以相距五度的兩個音符開場。
Dahlia practised playing fifths on the piano until the notes rang out clearly.
Dahlia 在鋼琴上練習彈奏五度音程，直到每個音符都清楚地響起。
文法句型
a fifth
perfect fifth
play a fifth
a fifth apart
用法筆記
This is a music theory term. A fifth can be 'perfect,' 'diminished,' or 'augmented' depending on the exact number of semitones between the two notes. The perfect fifth (e.g., C to G) is the most common type and sounds stable and harmonious to most listeners.