| 单词 | third |
| 释义 | Word Frequency third(θɜːd) adjective (usually prenominal) 1. a. coming after the second and preceding the fourth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of three: often written 3rd b. (as noun) he arrives on the third the third got a prize 2. rated, graded, or ranked below the second level 3. denoting the third from lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle noun 4. a. one of three equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, etc b. (as modifier) a third part 5. the fraction equal to one divided by three (1⁄3) 6. the forward ratio above second of a gearbox in a motor vehicle. In some vehicles itis the top gear 7. a. the interval between one note and another three notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale b. one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other See also interval (sense 5), major (sense 15), minor (sense 4d)8. British an honours degree of the third and usually the lowest class Full term: third class honours degree9. (plural) goods of a standard lower than that of seconds adverb 10. Also: thirdly in the third place sentence connector 11. Also: thirdly as the third point: linking what follows with the previous statements as in a speech or argument Word origin Old English thirda, variant of thridda; related to Old Frisian thredda, Old Saxon thriddio, Old High German drittio, Old Norse thrithi, Latin tertius |
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