Word · Frequency #5103
seventeenth
第十七（个）；十七分之一
the seventeenth thing or person; one of seventeen equal parts of something
- 1.
One of seventeen equal parts of a whole.
整体的十七分之一。
- 2.
An interval of two octaves and a third.
两个八度加一个三度的音程。
整体的十七分之一。；两个八度加一个三度的音程。
In use
She came in seventeenth in the marathon.
Read the seventeenth chapter of the novel tonight.
He was the seventeenth person to arrive at the party.
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。
a/one seventeenth of + noun
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。
the seventeenth (as noun)
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。
Connections
Collocations
- seventeenth century
- 17世纪
- The novel is set in the seventeenth century.这部小说以17世纪为背景。
- seventeenth birthday
- 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。
- seventeenth floor
- 十七层
- My office is on the seventeenth floor.我的办公室在十七层。
- seventeenth edition
- 第十七版
- He bought the seventeenth edition of the encyclopedia.他买了百科全书的第十七版。
- seventeenth anniversary
- 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。
- seventeenth chapter
Learner notes
Memory Tip
seventeen（十七）加th，就是第十七，像数到17加个‘第’字。
Context & Register
通常用于表示顺序或分数，适用于各种正式与非正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.