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the seventeenth + noun
表示顺序，修饰名词。
He finished in the seventeenth position.
他获得了第十七名。
第十七（个）；十七分之一
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
第十七（个）；十七分之一
the seventeenth thing or person; one of seventeen equal parts of something
He finished in the seventeenth position.
他获得了第十七名。
Prepare the learner guide for this word
可生成：语法 Grammar。只有点击后才会开始生成。
整体的十七分之一。
One of seventeen equal parts of a whole.
两个八度加一个三度的音程。
An interval of two octaves and a third.
She came in seventeenth in the marathon.
她在马拉松比赛中获得了第十七名。
Read the seventeenth chapter of the novel tonight.
今晚阅读小说的第十七章。
He was the seventeenth person to arrive at the party.
他是第十七个到达聚会的人。
表示顺序，修饰名词。
He finished in the seventeenth position.
他获得了第十七名。
表示分数，用作名词短语。
One seventeenth of the students were absent.
十七分之一的学生缺席。
指代第十七个事物或人。
The seventeenth is my lucky number.
十七是我的幸运数字。
Not this
My birthday is May seventeen.
Use this
My birthday is May seventeenth.
日期中表示几号应使用序数词 seventeenth，而非基数词 seventeen。
Not this
She finished in seventeen place.
Use this
She finished in seventeenth place.
表示顺序时用序数词 seventeenth，而不是基数词 seventeen。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
17世纪
The novel is set in the seventeenth century.
这部小说以17世纪为背景。
十七岁生日
She celebrated her seventeenth birthday with a big party.
她举办了一个大型派对庆祝她的十七岁生日。
十七层
My office is on the seventeenth floor.
我的办公室在十七层。
第十七版
He bought the seventeenth edition of the encyclopedia.
他买了百科全书的第十七版。
十七周年纪念
They celebrated their seventeenth wedding anniversary.
他们庆祝了结婚十七周年纪念。
第十七章
Read the seventeenth chapter for homework.
家庭作业是阅读第十七章。
Use seventeenth naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
seventeen（十七）加th，就是第十七，像数到17加个‘第’字。
通常用于表示顺序或分数，适用于各种正式与非正式场合。
All listed words share the ending '-teenth' and are pronounced with the same stressed /tiːnθ/ sound as 'seventeenth'. Beware of lookalikes like 'tenth' (/tɛnθ/) or 'twentieth' (/ˈtwɛntiɪθ/), which have different vowels.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.