释义 |
twenty-three I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective : being one more than 22 in number < twenty-three years > — see number table II. pronoun, plural in construction : 23 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated < twenty-three are here > < twenty-three were found > III. noun 1. : three and 20 2. a. : 23 units or objects < a total of twenty-three > b. : a group or set of 23 3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 23 4. : the 23d in a set or series; especially : an article of clothing of the 23d size < wears a twenty-three > 5. : a railway telegraph signal for a message of greatest urgency 6. : the end : that's all — compare twenty-three skiddoo |