sixteen

sixteen — 名詞

1. the number represented by the digits 1 and 6, which comes between fifteen and se

1.名詞A1
釋義

十六

介於十五和十七之間的數字

the number represented by the digits 1 and 6, which comes between fifteen and seventeen

例句

Sixteen is Saira's favourite number because it is the day she was born.

十六是 Saira 最喜歡的數字，因為那是她出生的日期。

The train at platform sixteen will leave in five minutes.

第十六月台的列車五分鐘後發車。

position after a noun to show a label or order

文法句型

sixteen + singular verb

noun + sixteen (label/position)

常見錯誤

❌My house number is sixteen, and I live on the sixteen floor.
✅My house number is sixteen, and I live on the sixteenth floor.
💡'sixteen' is a cardinal number; 'sixteenth' is the ordinal form used for position in a sequence.
❌I have sixteen apples, and my brother has sixty.' (when meaning 16)
✅I have sixteen apples, and my brother has sixty.' (no correction needed if numbers are correct)
💡but learners often confuse 'sixteen' /sɪkˈstiːn/ with 'sixty' /ˈsɪksti/ in speech because of the similar sound.

sixteen — 數詞