| 释义 |
eigh·teenth
I. \(ˈ)ā(t)|tēn(t)th sometimes (ˈ)ād.|ē-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English eightetenthe, eightenthe, adjective & noun, alteration (influenced by eightetene, eightene) of eightetethe, eightethe, from Old English eahtatēotha, eahtēotha (akin to Old Norse āttjāndi, ātjāndi eighteenth), from eahtatīene, eahtatȳne, eahtatēne eighteen + -otha, -tha -th
1. : being number 18 in a countable series
< the eighteenth day >
— see number table
2. : being one of 18 equal parts into which something is divisible
< an eighteenth share of the money >
II. noun
(plural eighteenths \-n(t)s, -n(t)ths\)
Etymology: Middle English eightetenthe, eightenthe
1. : number 18 in a countable series
< the eighteenth of the month >
2. : the quotient of a unit divided by 18 : one of 18 equal parts of something
< one eighteenth of the total > |