1
the sixth + noun
序数词前加定冠词the。
The meeting is on the sixth floor.
会议在第六层楼。
第六
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
第六；六分之一
The meeting is on the sixth floor.
会议在第六层楼。
Prepare the learner guide for this word
可生成：语法 Grammar。只有点击后才会开始生成。
He was the sixth in the queue, so he had to wait a few more minutes.
他排在队伍的第六位，所以还得再等几分钟。
She was the sixth of the ten runners to cross the finish line.
她是十名选手中第六个冲过终点线的。
The sixth of July is the day our summer vacation begins.
七月六日是我们暑假开始的日子。
序数词前加定冠词the。
The meeting is on the sixth floor.
会议在第六层楼。
分数表示法。
He ate a sixth of the cake.
他吃了蛋糕的六分之一。
Not this
He finished six in the race.
Use this
He finished sixth in the race.
中文中序数词由'第'+基数词构成，学习者常忘记加'-th'后缀。英文中表示顺序需用序数词'sixth'。
Not this
She cut the apple into a sith.
Use this
She cut the apple into a sixth.
中文没有/ksθ/这样的辅音连缀，学习者容易漏掉'x'音，写作'sith'。正确拼写为'sixth'，发音/sɪksθ/。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
第六感，直觉
She has a sixth sense for detecting lies.
她有一种辨别谎言的第六感。
六年级
My son is in the sixth grade this year.
我儿子今年上六年级。
（英国中学）六年级，高中最后两年
Students in sixth form are preparing for university.
六年级的学生正在为上大学做准备。
第六名，第六位
He finished the race in sixth position.
他赛跑得了第六名。
第六感；直觉
She had a sixth sense that something was wrong.
她有一种直觉，觉得出事了。
第六大道的伤心人，我正开车穿过你的小镇。
This line is from the song 'Sixth Avenue Heartache' by The Wallflowers.
这句歌词来自The Wallflowers的歌曲《第六大道的心碎》。
Use sixth naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
第六：six后加th，th像'思'，联想第六名在思考。
中性，多用于数字顺序、分数或音乐音程语境
The /θ/ sound at the end of 'sixth' is shared by 'fifth', 'depth', and 'width', but their vowels differ. Words like 'six', 'mix', and 'fix' share the short 'i' and /ks/ sound but lack the final /θ/. The spelling pattern -xth is rare among common words.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.