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the tenth + noun
序数词用法，前面通常加定冠词the。
She lives on the tenth floor.
她住在第十层。
第十
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第十；十分之一
She lives on the tenth floor.
她住在第十层。
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He finished tenth in the race, just one place behind the winner.
他在比赛中获得第十名，仅比冠军落后一个名次。
My birthday is on the tenth of May, so I'm planning a small party.
我的生日是五月十日，所以我正在计划一个小派对。
She decided to donate a tenth of her monthly income to the local shelter.
她决定将月收入的十分之一捐给当地收容所。
序数词用法，前面通常加定冠词the。
She lives on the tenth floor.
她住在第十层。
表示分数，意为十分之一。
A tenth of the students were absent.
十分之一的学生缺席。
the tenth可单独使用，指代第十个的人或物。
He was the tenth to arrive.
他是第十个到达的。
Not this
This is my ten time visiting Beijing.
Use this
This is my tenth time visiting Beijing.
中文学习者常混淆序数词和基数词。表示第几次时应用序数词tenth，而非基数词ten。
Not this
There are tenth students in the class.
Use this
There are ten students in the class.
表示数量时应用基数词ten，而非序数词tenth。
Not this
I only need a ten of the sugar.
Use this
I only need a tenth of the sugar.
表示分数'十分之一'时应用名词tenth，而非基数词ten。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
第十世纪
The castle was built in the tenth century.
这座城堡建于第十世纪。
十周年纪念
They celebrated their tenth anniversary in Paris.
他们在巴黎庆祝了十周年纪念。
十年级
She started tenth grade this fall.
她今年秋天开始上十年级。
第十名
He finished in tenth place in the race.
他在比赛中获得第十名。
第十次
This is the tenth time I've asked you.
这是我第十次问你了。
十分之一
He gave one tenth of his income to charity.
他把收入的十分之一捐给了慈善机构。
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十（ten）后面加上常见的序数后缀-th，就是第十。想象十根手指，数到第十根就是tenth。
中性
The listed ordinals share the spelling suffix 'th' but have different vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme with /tenθ/. No common English words rhyme exactly with 'tenth'.
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