fifteenth
gb/fɪftˈinθ/ us/fɪftˈinθ/
A1
Anh
~ 7600
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
adjective
A1
relation
1
in the fifteenth position
In the place with the number 15 in a line or list.
Mẫu sử dụng:
the fifteenth [noun]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse the spelling and use forms like *fifteenth* instead of *fifteenth*, or they use *fifteen* when they need the ordinal *fifteenth* (e.g., saying *the fifteen floor* instead of *the fifteenth floor*).
Từ đồng nghĩa
15th (Written form using digits instead of the spelled-out word.)
Từ trái nghĩa
fourteenth (Indicates the position immediately before fifteenth in order.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
fifteenth floor
|fifteenth birthday
|fifteenth century
|fifteenth anniversary
|fifteenth day
Chủ đề
numbers
|time
|education
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- Their office is on the fifteenth floor of the building.
- She is celebrating her fifteenth birthday this weekend.
- The painting dates back to the fifteenth century.
- He lives in the fifteenth house on this street.
- This is the fifteenth question on the test.
Ví dụ cho người học
- My classroom is on the fifteenth floor.
- Today is my fifteenth lesson in English.
- We visited the city’s fifteenth school.
- She sits in the fifteenth seat in the row.
Danh từ
A2
entity
2
thing or person in 15th place
The person, thing, or day that is number 15 in order.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to finish fifteenth in [competition]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes say *the fifteen* instead of *the fifteenth* when talking about dates (e.g., *I arrived on the fifteen of June*). Another mistake is using *on fifteenth June* instead of the more natural *on the fifteenth of June* in many dialects of English.
Từ đồng nghĩa
15th place (Makes the idea of position in a ranking explicit, often used in sports or competitions.)
Từ trái nghĩa
first (Represents the top or starting position, contrasted with the lower position of fifteenth.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
finish fifteenth
|come fifteenth
|in fifteenth place
|the fifteenth of May
|payday on the fifteenth
Chủ đề
numbers
|time
|sports
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- She finished fifteenth in a field of over three hundred runners.
- Our team moved up to fifteenth in the league table.
- Today is the fifteenth, so the rent is due.
- The meeting is on the fifteenth of next month.
- He was the fifteenth to arrive at the party.
Ví dụ cho người học
- He came fifteenth in the race.
- Today is the fifteenth of June.
- Our class is in room fifteen on the fifteenth floor.
- The bill is paid on the fifteenth every month.
Danh từ
B1
quantity
3
one fifteenth as a fraction
One part when something is cut into 15 equal parts.
Mẫu sử dụng:
a fifteenth of [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners often avoid using *a fifteenth* and instead say *one over fifteen* or *one divided by fifteen*. While these are understandable, *one fifteenth* or *a fifteenth* is the natural fractional form in everyday English.
Từ đồng nghĩa
one fifteenth (More explicit fractional form, often clearer in speech and writing than the shorter *a fifteenth*.)
Từ trái nghĩa
the whole (Represents the complete amount, as opposed to just one small fractional part.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
a fifteenth of the total
|one fifteenth share
|a fifteenth of the cost
|a fifteenth of the income
Chủ đề
numbers
|math
|finance
|core_vocabulary
|education
Ví dụ
- Only a fifteenth of the budget is spent on training.
- Each investor owns a fifteenth of the company.
- The tax rate increased by a fifteenth this year.
- He donated a fifteenth of his salary to charity.
Ví dụ cho người học
- We paid a fifteenth of the total price today.
- Each friend took a fifteenth of the cake.
- She spends a fifteenth of her money on books.
Danh từ
technical
B2
relation
4
two-octave musical interval
In music, a sound or note that is two octaves higher than the written note, often made by a special organ stop.
Mẫu sử dụng:
play at the fifteenth [on an organ]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may think *fifteenth* in this context means the fifteenth note in a scale, but in music it refers to an interval of two octaves or an organ stop at that pitch.
Từ đồng nghĩa
double octave (General musical term for an interval of two octaves; lacks the specific association with organ stops that *fifteenth* has.)
Từ trái nghĩa
unison (Indicates no pitch distance between notes, contrasting with the wide two-octave distance of a fifteenth.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
organ fifteenth
|fifteenth stop
|at the fifteenth
|fifteenth rank
Chủ đề
music
|art
|arts_entertainment
Ví dụ
- The organist pulled out the fifteenth to brighten the sound of the hymn.
- In this passage the melody is doubled at the fifteenth above the soprano line.
- Adding the fifteenth stop gives the organ tone extra brilliance.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The organ has a fifteenth stop for very high notes.
- The melody is played at the fifteenth above the main tune.
- He explained that a fifteenth is two octaves higher.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
fifteenth
IPA
GB/fɪftˈinθ/
US/fɪftˈinθ/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
fif - teenth (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 2nd syllable (teenth)
Các dạng từ
Adjective
- Base: fifteenth
- Comparative: fifteenther
- Superlative: fifteenthest
Noun
- Base: fifteenth
- Plural: fifteenths
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