Phrase
one thousand
/wʌn ˈθaʊzənd/
numeral
十个一百:十个一百
- 1.
Ten times a hundred: ten hundreds.
十个一百:十个一百
In use
The new stadium can seat one thousand spectators.
One thousand of the tickets were sold in the first hour.
The total cost is one thousand yuan.
one thousand + [plural noun]
One thousand people attended the concert.
一千人参加了音乐会。
[be] + one thousand
The total cost is one thousand dollars.
总费用为一千美元。
one thousand (and) + [number]
美式英语中常省略 and
The number is one thousand two hundred.
这个数字是一千二百。
Common mistakes
There are one thousands students.There are one thousand students.
英语中，数字后跟单位词如thousand时，单位词不用复数形式，因为数字已经表示数量。应直接使用thousand的单数形式。
I bought thousand apples.I bought one thousand apples.
当特指一千这个具体数量时，必须使用'one'或'a'来修饰thousand，不能省略。汉语中可以说'一千'，但英语中'a thousand'或'one thousand'是固定搭配。
Connections
Confusing words
- ten thousand
- 一万 · 一千与一万相差一个数量级，汉语中数字表达方式不同，容易混淆
- thousands
- 数千 · thousands表示约数数千，而one thousand是确数一千
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.