twenty
twenty — 數詞
1. the written symbol or spoken name for the number that comes after nineteen and b
二十
數字 20
the written symbol or spoken name for the number that comes after nineteen and before twenty-one; the numeral 20.
Asher counted from one to twenty to check all the children were on the bus.
Asher 從一數到二十，確認所有孩子都上了巴士。
counting sequence: one to twenty
The number twenty bus arrives at the station every ten minutes.
二十號巴士每隔十分鐘就到站。
identifier use: bus number / room number
Amelia scored twenty out of twenty on her spelling test.
Amelia 在拼寫測驗中得了二十分，滿分二十分。
Sari wrote the number twenty at the top of her maths homework sheet.
Sari 在她數學作業紙的頂端寫下數字 20。
- score
an older word for twenty, mainly used in historical or literary contexts
twenty — 名詞
1. a quantity or group equal to 20 items, people, or units; the number 20 considere
二十個
二十的數量或單位
a quantity or group equal to 20 items, people, or units; the number 20 considered as a countable thing.
Femi bought a box of twenty pencils for the class art project.
Femi 為班上的美術課買了一盒二十枝鉛筆。
collocation: a box of twenty
Hana packed a box of twenty apples into this small bag.
Hana 把一盒二十顆蘋果裝進這個小袋子裡。
collocation: a box of twenty
There are twenty students from our class going to the park for a picnic.
我們班上有二十位學生要去公園野餐。
Tariq counted twenty birds sitting on the wire.
Tariq 數到有二十隻鳥停在電線上。
- score
archaic term for 20, now rare outside set phrases like 'four score'
文法句型
a twenty
twenty of [noun]
用法筆記
Can be used with 'a' as a countable noun ('a twenty') when referring to the number as a single value or unit.
2. the set of numbers from 20 to 29, used for a person's age (ages 20 to 29) or for
二十幾；年代
二十到二十九歲或年代
the set of numbers from 20 to 29, used for a person's age (ages 20 to 29) or for the years 20 to 29 in a century, especially the 1920s.
Romi is in her twenties and just started her first job.
Romi 二十幾歲，才剛開始她的第一份工作。
collocation: in one's twenties
In the nineteen-twenties, women wore shorter dresses and hats decorated with feathers.
一九二〇年代，女性穿著較短的洋裝和裝飾羽毛的帽子。
collocation: the twenties (decade reference)
Ezra spent his early twenties traveling around Asia.
Ezra 二十歲出頭的時候在亞洲到處旅行。
In her late twenties, Nora decided to go back to university to study medicine.
Nora 在二十幾歲後期決定回大學攻讀醫學。
文法句型
in one's twenties
the twenties
用法筆記
Always plural. Used with a possessive determiner for age ('in my twenties') or with 'the' for decades ('the twenties'). 'Early twenties', 'mid-twenties', and 'late twenties' specify ranges within the decade.
常見錯誤
3. a piece of US paper money worth twenty dollars; a $20 banknote.
二十元紙鈔
面額二十美元鈔票
a piece of US paper money worth twenty dollars; a $20 banknote.
Tanvi handed the shopkeeper a twenty and waited for change.
Tanvi 遞給店員一張二十元鈔票，等著找錢。
collocation: a twenty (meaning a 20-dollar bill)
The vending machine at the station takes fives, tens, and twenties.
這台機器收五元、十元和二十元的鈔票。
Jisoo found a crumpled twenty in her winter coat pocket.
Jisoo 在她冬天外套的口袋裡找到一張皺巴巴的二十元鈔票。
Ritu used a twenty to pay for her lunch at the cafe.
Ritu 用一張二十元鈔票付了她的午餐錢。
- twenty-dollar bill
the full, formal term
文法句型
a twenty
pay with a twenty
用法筆記
Used informally in American English as a shortened way to say 'twenty-dollar bill'. The denomination features a portrait of Andrew Jackson.