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the twelfth + noun
He was the twelfth person to arrive.
他是第十二个到达的人。
第十二
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
第十二；十二分之一
He was the twelfth person to arrive.
他是第十二个到达的人。
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 finished in twelfth place in the race.
他在比赛中获得了第十二名。
She ate a twelfth of the cake.
她吃了蛋糕的十二分之一。
We are studying the twelfth chapter of the book.
我们正在学习这本书的第十二章。
He was the twelfth person to arrive.
他是第十二个到达的人。
分数表达中，序数词表示分母。
One twelfth of the students were absent.
十二分之一的学生缺席。
表示日期时，序数词前加定冠词。
The meeting is on the twelfth of May.
会议在五月十二日。
Not this
He finished in twelveth place.
Use this
He finished in twelfth place.
英语序数词twelfth的拼写不像基数词twelve加-th，而是特殊拼写twelfth，不能写成twelveth。
Not this
She ate one twelve of the cake.
Use this
She ate one twelfth of the cake.
表示分数‘十二分之一’时应用序数词twelfth，而非基数词twelve。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
第十二层
She lives on the twelfth floor.
她住在第十二层。
十二年级
He is in the twelfth grade this year.
他今年在十二年级。
十二岁生日
My daughter's twelfth birthday is next week.
我女儿的下周过十二岁生日。
十二世纪
This castle was built in the twelfth century.
这座城堡建于十二世纪。
五月十二日
The meeting is scheduled for the twelfth of May.
会议定在五月十二日。
第十二人（替补队员）
He was named the twelfth man for the match.
他被任命为比赛的第十二人。
主显节前夕；《第十二夜》
We celebrate Twelfth Night with a special cake.
我们用一个特别的蛋糕庆祝主显节前夕。
第十二人（替补队员或球迷）
The crowd acted as the twelfth man, cheering the team to victory.
观众充当了第十二人，为球队加油助威直至胜利。
在圣诞节的第十二天，我的真爱给了我...
The song says on the twelfth day, you get twelve drummers drumming.
这首歌说在第十二天，你会得到十二个敲鼓的鼓手。
第十二夜
The play Twelfth Night is one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies.
戏剧《第十二夜》是莎士比亚最受欢迎的喜剧之一。
Use twelfth naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住：twelve变成twelf再加th得到twelfth，想象第十二个位置的标识牌上写着'twelfth'。
多用于表示顺序（如日期或排名）和分数（十二分之一），语域中性，正式或非正式场合均常见。
Words like 'wealth', 'health', 'stealth' share the /ɛlθ/ ending but lack the /f/ sound before /θ/. 'Twelve' shares the initial 'twe' spelling but ends with /v/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.