Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #465
third
第三
The ordinal form of three; coming after the second.
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The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.
In use
This is the third time I have asked you to finish your homework.
She came in third place in the school running race.
We sat in the third row to get a better view.
the third + noun
在序数词前通常加定冠词the。
He won the third gold medal.
他赢得了第三枚金牌。
third + noun（无冠词，固定表达）
在表示名次、等级等固定短语中常省略the。
She finished in third place.
她获得了第三名。
the third + 最高级 + noun
序数词后接最高级时，序数词在前，最高级在后。
It is the third longest river in the world.
它是世界第三长的河流。
Common mistakes
He lives on three floor.He lives on the third floor.
中文中“第三”使用数词“三”，但英语序数词需用“third”，不能直接用基数词。
She is third child in her family.She is the third child in her family.
序数词前通常需要定冠词“the”，中文没有冠词，容易遗漏。
Connections
Collocations
- third party
- 第三方
- We hired a third party to conduct the audit.我们聘请了第三方进行审计。
- third place
- 第三名
- She finished in third place in the race.她在比赛中获得第三名。
- third grade
- 三年级
- My daughter is in third grade this year.我女儿今年上三年级。
- third world
- 第三世界
- Many third world countries face economic challenges.许多第三世界国家面临经济挑战。
- third time
- 第三次
- This is the third time I've told you to clean your room.这是我第三次叫你把房间收拾干净。
- third base
- 第三垒
Learner notes
Memory Tip
third 由 three 去掉 e 加 th 构成，意为第三。
Context & Register
作为序数词，'third' 没有明显的语域限制，在口语和书面语中都很常用，多用于表示顺序或等级。
Grammar Note
通常与定冠词the连用，表示顺序
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like bird, heard, herd, word, curd, and gird all rhyme with third, sharing the /ɜːd/ sound. Only bird and gird share the exact spelling 'ird'; others have different spellings. Be cautious of lookalikes like 'thirty' (/θɜːti/) or 'thirst' (/θɜːst/) which do not rhyme.
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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