释义 |
twenty-one I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective : being one more than 20 in number < twenty-one years > — see number table II. pronoun, plural in construction : 21 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated < twenty-one are here > < twenty-one were found > III. noun 1. : one and 20 : three times seven 2. a. : 21 units or objects < a total of twenty-one > b. : a group or set of 21 3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 21 4. : the 21st in a set or series; especially : an article of clothing of the 21st size < wear a twenty-one > 5. or 21 [translation of French vingt-et-un] : a card game the object of which is to be dealt cards having a higher count than those of the dealer up to but not exceeding 21 — called also blackjack, vingt-et-un |