Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #465
third
三分之一
one of three equal parts of a whole
- 1.
The person or thing in the third position.
第三位的人或事物。
- 2.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
三分之一；可分割整体的三等分之一
- 3.
One of three equal parts of a whole.
三分之一。
- 4.
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
棒球中守在三垒的防守位置(从本垒逆时针数第三个垒)
- 5.
An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.
音阶中第一音与第三音之间的音程。
- 6.
following the second position in an ordering or series
第三的；排序中位于第二之后的
- 7.
third base
三垒。
- 8.
A handicap of one stroke every third hole.
每三洞让一杆的差点。
- 9.
A third-class degree, awarded to the lowest achievers in an honours degree programme
三等学位,授予荣誉学位课程中成绩最低者。
第三个（人/物）；第三名；（棒球）三垒；三垒手位置；（音乐）三度音程；（英国大学）三等荣誉学位；（高尔夫）每三洞让一杆的差点
In use
She cut the apple into three equal pieces and handed one third to me.
A third of the students in our class walk to school.
Two thirds of the bottle is still full.
it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement
he is playing third
a distant third
he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment
a/one third of [noun]
She ate a third of the pizza.
Connections
Collocations
- a third of
- 三分之一的……
- A third of the students chose to study abroad.三分之一的学生选择出国留学。
- two thirds
- 三分之二
- Two thirds of the staff work remotely.三分之二的员工远程办公。
- third place
- 第三名；第三位
- She won third place in the science fair.她在科学展中获得第三名。
- third base
- 三垒
- He hit the ball and ran to third base.他击出球后跑向三垒。
- major third
- 大三度（音程）
- The melody begins with a major third.这段旋律以一个大三度音程开始。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
third 以 th 开头，和 three（三）同一家族；记住 one, two, three 之后就是 third 第三。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常排序与名次表达、分数与比例表达 该词作名词时通常指“第三位的人或事物”或“三分之一”，在日常对话和一般书面语中都较常见，属于中性表达，但具体含义需根据上下文判断。
Grammar Note
用作分数时通常与of连用，如a third of the cake
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词在美国英语中读 /ɝd/（英国英语 /ɜːd/），都与 third 押韵。注意 third 虽以 thir- 开头，但 three /θriː/、there /ðer/ 等形近词读音并不相同。
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。
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