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单词 fourth
释义

fourth /fōrth or förth/

adjective
  1. Last of four
  2. Next after the third
  3. Equal to one of four equal parts
noun
  1. One of four equal parts, a quarter
  2. A person or thing in fourth position
  3. An interval of three (conventionally called four) diatonic degrees (music)
  4. A tone at that interval from another (music)
  5. A combination of two tones separated by that interval (music)
ORIGIN: OE fēowertha, fēortha

fourthˈly adverb

fourth dimension noun

  1. That of time, as opposed to the three spatial dimensions
  2. Anything which is beyond ordinary experience

fourth-dimenˈsional adjective

fourth estate noun

  1. A group of people other than the lords, commons and clergy, who influence a country's politics
  2. The press

fourth official noun (football)

An official who has responsibility for off-the-field activities such as substitutions, indicating additional time to be played, etc

Fourth of July noun

The anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, a public holiday in the USA

fourthˈ-rate adjective

  1. Of the fourth order
  2. Inferior

fourth wall noun

An idea of the naturalistic theatre, that the open front of the stage-set represents as solid a wall as the other three sides

Fourth World noun

  1. The poorest and least developed of the poor countries of the world
  2. The poorest people in the developed countries

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