| 释义 |
twen·ty
I. \ˈtwentē, -nti, in rapid speech sometimes -wənē or -ni\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English twēntig, twentig, n., group of 20, from twēn-, twen- (akin to Old English twēgen, twā, tū two) + -tig group of 10 — more at two, eighty
: being one more than 19 in number
< twenty years >
— see number table
II. pronoun, plural in construction
Etymology: Middle English, from twenty, adjective
: 20 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
< twenty are here >
< twenty were found >
III. noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English, from twenty, pron.
1. : two tens : twice 10 : 10 times two : four times five
2.
a. : 20 units or objects
< a total of twenty >
b. : a group or set of 20
< arranged by twenties >
3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 20
4. twenties plural
a. : the numbers 20 to 29 inclusive
< a score in the twenties >
< low grades in the twenties >
b. : the members of a series or set of successive numbers that end in 20 to 29 inclusive
< the twenties of the preceding century >
< lives in the twenties in the next block >
c. : the portion of a continuum lying between 20 and 30 on a scale of measurement or segmentation
< temperatures in the twenties tomorrow >
< a man in his twenties >
< dresses selling in the twenties >
< in the latitude of the twenties >
5. : the 20th in a set or series; especially : an article of clothing of the 20th size
< wears a twenty >
6.
a. : a twenty-pound note
b. : a twenty-dollar bill |