| 单词 | cardinal numeral |
| 释义 | > as lemmascardinal numeral cardinal numeral n. Grammar any of a class of words denoting a countable quantity, answering the question ‘how many?’ (as one, two, three, etc.), esp. as opposed to ordinal numbers (as first, second, etc.). ΚΠ 1599 R. Percyvall & J. Minsheu Spanish Gram. 13 Aduerbials, ioyning the Cardinall Numerals with this Aduerbe vez, as v'na vez, once. 1688 J. Twells Cicero Redivivus ii. xvii. 74 Those Nouns that signifie time, if they be conjoyn'd to cardinal Numerals, such as Unum, duo, tria, and the like, are more usually and elegantly put in the Accusative, but & if they consort with Ordinals.., then they delight more in the Ablative Case. 1830 K. F. Becker Gram. Ger. Lang. 145 Ordinal numerals are formed from cardinal numerals. 2015 O. E. Kagan et al. Russian 394 The nominative forms of cardinal numerals are spelled with only one soft sign. < as lemmas |
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