1.表示“又(另)一”(不侧重顺序)。例如:
Now tell me why you took a second arrow.告诉我,为什么你手里拿着另一支箭?
Mr Lu,who is good at maths,has been called a second Hua Luogeng。李老师擅长数学,他被称为又一个华罗庚。
2.在名次中排“第几”。例如:
You should try to get a first or a second in the examination.你应力争在这次考试中得个第一、二名。
3.表示任何一个“第几者”。例如:
We don't allow a third to have a hand in this matter. 我们不允许第三者插手此事。
This book reached me through a third person.这本书是由第三者转到我手中的。
4.当“分数词”用到较小的序数词时。例如:A third of the students failed in the exam.有三分之一的学生在这次考试中没及格。当分母较大时宜用one。例如:A nucleus is about one thousand billionth the size of an atom.原子核的体积大约是原子的一千兆分之一。
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