eleventh
英 [?'lev(?)nθ]
美 [?'l?vnθ]
- n. 第十一；十一分之一
- adj. 第十一的；十一分之一的
- num. 第十一；十一分之一
英文詞源
- eleventh (adj.)
- late 14c., eleventhe, superseding earlier ellefte (c. 1300), enlefte (early 13c.), from Old English endleofta; see eleven + -th (1). Eleventh hour "last moment, just before it is too late" is in Old English, from the parable of the laborers in the vineyard (Matt. xx:1-16); as an adjective by 1829.
雙語例句
- 1. He raised the binoculars again and zeroed in on an eleventh-floor room.
- 他再一次舉起雙筒望遠(yuǎn)鏡，瞄準(zhǔn)了11層的一個(gè)房間。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour.
- 他在最后時(shí)刻推遲了行程。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. This church was built in the eleventh century.
- 這座教堂修建于11世紀(jì)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Their plan was called off at the eleventh hour.
- 他們的計(jì)劃在最后時(shí)刻被取消了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. China is the host of The Eleventh Asian Olympic Games.
- 中國是第十一屆亞洲奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)的主辦國.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》