sixth
/sɪksθ/ordinal number
1- constituting number six in a sequence; 6th第六:
her sixth novel
她的第六部小说
the sixth of the month
本月6号
to the original five categories we add a sixth.
在原先五个范畴的基础上, 我们加上了第六个。
1.1
a sixth/one sixth
each of six equal parts into which something is or may be divided六分之一:a sixth of the total population.
总人口的1/6.
1.2
- the sixth finisher or position in a race or competition(比赛或竞赛的)第六名; 第六位:
he could only finish sixth.
他只得了第六名。
1.3
- chiefly Brit. the sixth form of a school or college〈主英〉六年级。
1.4
- sixthly (used to introduce a sixth point or reason)第六(用来引出第六个要点或原因):
sixth, given all the facts there is no logical reason why we can't make a decision.
第六, 假如有这一切事实, 逻辑上我们没有理由不做出决定。
1.5
- Music an interval spanning six consecutive notes in a diatonic major or minor scale, e.g. C to A (major sixth) or A to F (minor sixth)【乐】六度音程。
1.6
- Music the note which is higher by this interval than the tonic of a scale or root of a chord【乐】六度音。
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