单词 | eight |
释义 | Word Frequency eight(eɪt) noun 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and seven and the product of two and four See also number (sense 1)2. a numeral, 8, VIII, etc, representing this number 3. music the numeral 8 used as the lower figure in a time signature to indicate that the beat is measured in quavers 4. the amount or quantity that is one greater than seven 5. something representing, represented by, or consisting of eight units, such as a playing card with eight symbols on it 6. rowing a. a racing shell propelled by eight oarsmen b. the crew of such a shell 7. Also called: eight o'clock eight hours after noon or midnight 8. have one over the eight 9. figure of eight determiner ▶ Related prefixes: , octa-, octo-10. a. amounting to eight b. (as pronoun) I could only find eight Word origin Old English eahta; related to Old High German ahto, Old Norse ātta, Old Irish ocht, Latin octō, Greek okto, Sanskrit astau |
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