单词 | ordinal |
释义 | ordinal n. & adj. --n   1. (in full ordinal number) a number defining a thing's position in a series, e.g. 'first', 'second', 'third', etc. (cf. CARDINAL).   2. Eccl. a service-book, esp. one with the forms of service used at ordinations. --adj   1. a of or relating to an ordinal number. b defining a thing's position in a series etc.   2. Biol. of or concerning an order (see ORDER n. 8). Etymology: ME f. LL ordinalis & med.L ordinale neut. f. L (as ORDER) |
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