第一列 | 第二列 | 第三列 | 第四列 |
---|---|---|---|
1st | 5th | 9th | 13th |
2nd | 6th | 10th | 14th |
3rd | 7th | 11th | 15th |
4th | 8th | 12th | 16th |
17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
序数词前一般要加定冠词。 最基本的序数词:
- 序数词1-19 除第一(first),第二(second),第三(third)有特殊形式外,其余均由-th结尾即基数词+th构成,其中有几个序数词加-th时拼法不规则,分别是fifth, eighth, ninth, twelfth。
- 十位整数的序数词的构成方法是将相应的基数的词尾-ty中的y变为i,然后再加-eth,如forty-fortieth.
- 第“几十几” 基数词“几十几”变成序数词时,仅将个位变成序数词。 twenty-two → twenty-second
- 序数词的缩写形式 序数词的缩写形式由阿拉伯数字加上序数词的最后两个字母构成。 first→1st, second→2nd, third→3rd, forth→4th, twenty-first→21st, ninety-fifth→95th
序数词在句中可以作主语、宾语、定语、表语、状语:
- 主语:First is the worst, second is the best.(第一总是最差的,第二总是最好的。)
- 宾语:I want the third.(我要第三个。)
- 定语:The fourth book on the shelf is mine.(书架上的第四本书是我的。)
- 表语:The winner is fifth.(获胜者是第五个。)
- 宾语:He held up a piece of paper folded into seconds. (他拿起一张折成2折的纸。)
- 定语:This is the eighth competition I have participated in.(这是我参加的第八次比赛。)
- 表语:He ranks ninth in the class.(他在班级中排名第九。)
- 主语:The second is what I really need.(第二个是我真正需要的。)
- 状语:Where did you first meet him?你在何处和他首次见面的呢?
- 状语:Mrs. Brown was about to begin, but Jennie spoke first.(布朗夫人正要开始讲话,珍妮先讲了。)