third
gb/θˈɚd/ us/θˈɚd/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 900
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
adjective
A1
property
1
Coming after second
In position number three in a list or order.
รูปแบบการใช้:
the third [person/thing]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'third' (ordinal) with 'three' (cardinal). 'Third' refers to order or position, not quantity.
คำพ้องความหมาย
tertiary (More formal or technical term, often used in academic or specialized contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
second (The ordinal number immediately before third.)
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fourth (The ordinal number immediately after third.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
third place
|third time
|third round
|third floor
|third day
หัวข้อ
numbers
|time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She finished in third place in the race.
- This is the third time I've called you today.
- They live on the third floor of the building.
- The meeting will be held on the third of June.
- He was the third person to arrive.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- My house is the third on the street.
- I read the third book in the series.
- Today is the third day of the month.
- She is the third student in line.
- This is my third trip to London.
คำนาม
A2
quantity
2
One part of three equal parts
One part when something is divided into three equal parts.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes say 'one over three' instead of 'one third' in everyday speech, which sounds mathematical rather than conversational.
คำพ้องความหมาย
one-third (Exact fractional form; interchangeable in most contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
half (A larger fraction, representing one of two equal parts.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
one third
|two thirds
|a third of
หัวข้อ
math
|fractions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|education
ตัวอย่าง
- A third of the cake was eaten.
- Only a third of the students passed the test.
- Two thirds of the land is forested.
- He spent a third of his salary on rent.
- The recipe calls for a third of a cup of sugar.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I ate a third of the pizza.
- A third of my friends play football.
- She drinks a third of a liter of water.
- One third of the class is absent today.
- We cut the pie into thirds.
คำนาม
B1
entity
3
Musical interval of three degrees
In music, the distance between two notes that are three steps apart in a scale.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'third' as an interval with 'third' as an ordinal number if context is unclear.
คำพ้องความหมาย
mediant (Specific term for the third scale degree in music theory.)
คำตรงข้าม
fifth (A different musical interval, spanning five diatonic degrees.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
major third
|minor third
หัวข้อ
music
|arts_entertainment
|education
ตัวอย่าง
- The melody rises by a major third.
- He played a minor third on the piano.
- Singing in thirds creates harmony.
- The chord contains a root, a third, and a fifth.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I learned to play a major third on guitar.
- A minor third sounds sad to me.
- We sang in thirds for harmony.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
third
IPA
GB/θˈɚd/
US/θˈɚd/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
third (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (third)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: third
- Comparative: thirder
- Superlative: thirdest
Noun
- Base: third
- Plural: thirds
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
third degree
1/θˈɚd dɪɡɹˈi/
fixed phrase
Harsh questioning or interrogation
Very strong or forceful questioning by someone, usually to get information.
ตัวอย่าง
- The police gave him the third degree about his whereabouts.
- I got the third degree from my parents when I came home late.
third wheel
1/θˈɚd wˈil/
idiom
informal
Unwanted extra person socially
A person who feels out of place because they are with two people who are in a romantic relationship or close friendship.
ตัวอย่าง
- I felt like a third wheel when they started holding hands.
- She didn't want to be a third wheel on their date.
third time's a charm
1/θˈɚd tˈaɪmz ə t͡ʃˈɑɹm/
idiom
informal
Success likely on third try
People say this when they believe they will succeed on their third try at something after failing twice before.
ตัวอย่าง
- I failed my driving test twice, but the third time's a charm!
- I failed the test twice, but third time's a charm.
- Don't give up—third time's a charm.
- We didn't win the last two games, but third time's a charm, right?
- He asked her out twice with no luck, but he said, "Third time's a charm."