英語單詞

fifteen是什麽意思

fifteen

英 [fɪf'tiːn; 'fɪftiːn] 美 [,fɪf'tin]
  • n. 十五;十五個;十五人組成的橄欖球隊
  • adj. 十五的
  • num. 十五

英文詞源


fifteen (n.)
Old English fiftyne, from fif "five" (see five) + tyne (see -teen). Cognate with Old Saxon fiftein, Old Frisian fiftine, Old Norse fimtan, Swedish femton, Dutch vijftien, German fünfzehn, Gothic fimftaihun "fifteen." French quinze, Italian quindici "fifteen" are from Latin quindecim (from quinque "five;" see quinque-; + -decim (see -teen). The number of players forming a side in rugby.

雙語例句


1. Fifteen-year-old Danny is on the run from a local authority home.
15歲的丹尼從地方當局的收容所逃跑了。

來自柯林斯例句

2. They had left school at fifteen and were quite untutored in writing.
他們15歲就輟學了,幾乎未接受過正式的寫作訓練。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The incident brings the total of people killed to fifteen.
這次事故使死亡總人數達到15人。

來自柯林斯例句

4. They saw a squadron of fifteen motorcycle policemen driving in V-formation.
他們看見15名警察騎著摩托車排成V字形前行。

來自柯林斯例句

5. In the basement fifteen employees are busy making bespoke coats.
在地下室裏,15名員工正在忙著縫製定做的外套。

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