one-third of [noun phrase]
表示整体的一部分,后接名词短语。
one-third of the cake
蛋糕的三分之一
三分之一
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
One-third of the students passed the exam.
三分之一的学生通过了考试。
用法提示:在句中作主语,表示整体的一部分。
The recipe calls for one-third of a cup of sugar.
食谱要求加三分之一杯糖。
用法提示:在句中作宾语,以of短语表示具体比例。
He only finished one-third of his homework.
他只完成了作业的三分之一。
用法提示:在句中作宾语,强调完成的部分。
表示整体的一部分,后接名词短语。
one-third of the cake
蛋糕的三分之一
与动词搭配,表示变化的幅度。
the price increased by one-third
价格增加了三分之一
用作定语修饰名词,常见于分数表达。
a one-third discount
三分之一折扣
grammar · medium
易错句子He ate one third of the pie.
正确表达He ate one-third of the pie.
在英语中,当“one-third”作为名词使用时,通常需要用连字符连接“one”和“third”,表示一个整体单位。缺少连字符可能导致阅读歧义,尽管在非正式场合可能被接受,但标准书面英语中应使用连字符。
grammar · medium
易错句子The recipe calls for one-thirds of a cup.
正确表达The recipe calls for one-third of a cup.
“one-third”本身已是单数形式,表示“三分之一”。在英语中,分数中的分子为1时,分母始终使用单数形式,因此不能加-s变为“one-thirds”。正确的表达是“one-third”,复数形式仅用于分子大于1时,如“two-thirds”。
分母相同但分子不同;one-third是三分之一,two-thirds是三分之二,数量不同。
分母不同;one-third是三分之一,one-half是二分之一,大小不同。
发音近但意思不同;one-third是分数三分之一,one-thirty是时间一点半。
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