Word · Frequency #15209
hundredth
百分之一
One of a hundred equal parts of a whole.
- 1.
The person or thing in the hundredth position.
处于第一百位的人或物。
- 2.
One of a hundred equal parts of a whole.
整体的一百分之一。
第一百个;处于第一百位的人或物。;整体的一百分之一。
In use
He was the hundredth to finish the marathon.
The hundredth on the waiting list got the last ticket.
She was the hundredth to be hired this year.
the hundredth
指位置时,hundredth 作名词,通常与 the 连用,后面常接不定式或 of 短语。
She was the hundredth to arrive.
她是第一百个到达的人。
a/one hundredth of
表示“百分之一”时,可用 one hundredth of 或 a hundredth of,后面接整体。
One hundredth of the city's population volunteered.
该市人口的百分之一参加了志愿活动。
to the nearest hundredth
在数学表达中,to the nearest hundredth 指保留到小数点后第二位(百分位)。
Connections
Collocations
- a hundredth of a second
- 百分之一秒
- The photo finish showed a difference of a hundredth of a second.终点照片显示差距为百分之一秒。
- one hundredth
- 百分之一
- One hundredth of the students received a perfect score.百分之一的学生得了满分。
- to the nearest hundredth
- 精确到百分位
- Round 3.14159 to the nearest hundredth.将3.14159四舍五入到百分位。
- a hundredth of a percent
- 一个百分点的百分之一
- The margin of error is a hundredth of a percent.误差幅度为一个百分点的百分之一。
- a hundredth of an inch
- 百分之一英寸
- The shim is a hundredth of an inch thick.这个垫片厚百分之一英寸。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
hundred(百)加上序数后缀 th,就像 tenth 一样:既是第一百个,也是分成百份后的一份。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:order/position、fractions/measurement hundredth 作名词时通常表示“第一百个”或“百分之一”,多用于数学、测量或按顺序编号的语境。口语中更常见 one hundredth 的说法,但在正式或书面表达中也经常使用,整体属于中性偏正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes with hundredth (/ˈhʌndrədθ/): the stressed vowel and following sounds differ. Hundred is the closest spelling/sound match but lacks the final /θ/; thousandth shares the ordinal -th but has a different vowel and ending; breadth and width have the same final /dθ/ cluster but their stressed vowels do not match. Useful lookalikes to pronounce carefully.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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