释义 |
forty/ˈfɔ:ti/ n. & adj.●n. (pl. -ies) 1 the product of four and ten 40 2 a symbol for this 表示四十的符号 (40, xl, XL) 3 (in pl. 用复数) the numbers from 40 to 49, esp. the years of a century or of a person's life (世纪的)40 年代;(人)40 到 49 岁的时期 4 (作 the Forties) Brit. the sea area between the NE coast of Scotland and the SW coast of Norway (so called from its depth of forty fathoms or more) [英]苏格兰东北岸和挪威西南岸之间的海域(因该海域水深 40 英寻或更深而得名) ●adj. that amount to forty 四十(的) □ forty-first, -second, etc. the ordinal numbers between fortieth and fiftieth (第 40 至第 50 之间的序数词)第 41 、第 42 等 □ the Forty-five the Jacobite rebellion of 1745 英王詹姆斯二世的追随者 1745 年发动的叛乱 □ forty-one, -two, etc. the cardinal numbers between forty and fifty (40 至 50 之间的基数词)41 、 42 等 □ fortieth adj. & n.□ fortyfold adj. & adv.[Old English fēowertig (as FOUR, -TY2)] |