| 释义 |
fifth/fifθ/ n. & adj.●n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 5 in the sequence 1 － 5 第五 2 something occupying this position 第五个(东西) 3 the fifth person etc. in a race or competition (比赛中的)第五名 4 any of five equal parts of a thing 五分之一 5 Mus. 【音】a an interval or chord spanning five consecutive notes in the diatonic scale (e.g. C to G) 五度音程(如 C 至 G) ，五度和音 b a note separated from another by this interval 第五音，属音(主音上方的纯五度音) 6 US colloq. [美口]a a fifth of a gallon of liquor 1/ 5 加仑的酒 b a bottle containing this 盛 1/5 加仑酒的瓶子 ●adj. that is the fifth 第五的 □ take the fifth (in the US) exercise the right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of refusing to answer questions in order to avoid incriminating oneself (美国)为避免自证其罪而行使《美国宪法修正案》第 5 条所赋予的拒绝回答问题的权利；拿宪法修正案第 5 条作保护 □ fifthly adv.[earlier and dialect fift from Old English fīfta, from Germanic, assimilated to FOURTH] |