| 释义 |
elev·enth
I. \-ən(t)th, -əmth\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English enlefte, ellefte, enleventhe, elleventhe, adjective & noun, from Old English endleofta, endlyfta (akin to Old High German einlifto eleventh, Old Norse ellifti), from endleofan eleven + -tha -th
1. : being number 11 in a countable series — see number table
2. : being one of 11 equal parts into which something is divisible
< an eleventh share of the money >
II. noun
(plural elevenths \-ən(t)s, -əm(p)s, -ən(t)ths, -əmths\)
Etymology: Middle English enlefte, ellefte, enleventhe, elleventhe
1. : number 11 in a countable series
< the eleventh of the month >
2. : the quotient of a unit divided by 11 : one of 11 equal parts of anything
< one eleventh of the total >
3.
a. : the musical interval made up of an octave and a fourth
b. : a tone at this interval |