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numeral
数字
核心释义
a symbol used to represent a number
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表示数字的符号,如阿拉伯数字1, 2, 3或罗马数字I, V, X, L
A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 or the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.
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用来表示数字的符号
a symbol used to represent a number
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由这些符号组成的数字表示
A representation of a number composed of such symbols.
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数字词,简单或复合的数字词,通常具有特定的语法属性
A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.
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牌面为数字的牌(通常包括作为1的A)
A card whose rank is a number (usually including the ace as 1).
表示数字的符号,如阿拉伯数字1, 2, 3或罗马数字I, V, X, L；用来表示数字的符号；由这些符号组成的数字表示；数字词,简单或复合的数字词,通常具有特定的语法属性；牌面为数字的牌(通常包括作为1的A)
用法In use
Write your age as a numeral, not a word.
用法提示：numeral 是名词，意为“数字”，在此作介词 as 的宾语。
The lock uses numerals instead of letters, so I set my birthday as the code.
用法提示：numerals 是 numeral 的复数形式，指“数字”，在此作动词 uses 的宾语。
He wrote the numeral zero so quickly that it looked like the letter O.
用法提示：numeral 是名词，特指“数字符号”，在此作 wrote 的宾语。
he learned to write the numerals before he went to school
the numeral for [number]
表示某个数字的符号时，常用 the numeral for + 数字。
The Roman numeral for 100 is C.
100的罗马数字是C。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- Arabic numeral
- 阿拉伯数字
- The year is written in Arabic numerals.年份用阿拉伯数字书写。
- Roman numeral
- 罗马数字
- She wore a watch with Roman numerals on the face.她戴着一块表盘上有罗马数字的手表。
- cardinal numeral
- 基数词
- In this exercise, write the cardinal numerals for the given numbers.在这个练习中，写出给定数字的基数词。
- ordinal numeral
- 序数词
- The ordinal numeral for five is fifth.五的序数词是fifth。
- numeral system
- 数字系统；数制
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
numeral 以 num 开头，联想 number：一个 numeral（数字符号）代表一个 number（数）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：数学、写作与排版、语法/语言学 “numeral”作名词表示“数字符号”时，通常属于中性词，正式与非正式场合都能使用；在数学、书面表达及语法讲解中比较常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end in -eral, and the unstressed -eral is pronounced /ərəl/, just as in numeral /ˈnumɝəl/. This makes them good spelling-pattern comparisons, but none rhymes with numeral because the stressed vowel and following consonant are different. Be careful with lookalikes such as cereal /ˈsɪriəl/, which does not contain -eral and sounds very different.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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