sixteenth

英 [ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ]

美 [ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ]

ord.  第十六
short  十六分之一
num.  第十六; 月的第十六日; 十六分之一第十六

高考

Collins.1 / BNC.5786 / COCA.10249

柯林斯词典

• ORD 第十六
  Thesixteenthitem in a series is the one that you count as number sixteen.
  1. ...the sixteenth century AD.
     公元 16 世纪
• FRACTION 十六分之一
  Asixteenthis one of sixteen equal parts of something.
  1. ...a sixteenth of a second.
     1/16秒
  2. ...fifteen sixteenths of an inch.
     15/16英寸

英英释义

noun

• one part in sixteen equal parts
  Synonym:one-sixteenthsixteenth part
• position 16 in a countable series of things

adj

• coming next after the fifteenth in position
  Synonym:16th

双语例句

• However, we may recall that although in the sixteenth century did not celebrate the festival in Columbus, but a beginning of a new era it has become today to celebrate the holiday.
  但是我们也许记得虽然在十六世纪并没有庆祝哥伦布的节日，但是在一个新时代开始的今天它却成了人们庆祝的节日。
• This objection had been voiced even in the sixteenth century.
  早在十六世纪已经有过这种反对的意见了。
• By my sixteenth birthday, I had lost all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for it.
  到了我16岁生日时，尽管我仍然渴望有雪，但我已不抱任何希望了。
• Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States. He was born in Kentucky in 1809.
  亚伯拉罕.林肯亚伯拉罕.林肯是美国第十六届总统，他于1809年出生在肯塔基州。
• Since the sixteenth century, Guangdong has had extensive trade links with the rest of the world.
  自十六世纪以来，广东与世界各地进行了大规模的贸易往来。
• We had our wedding reception in a sixteenth century castle.
  我们的婚宴在一个十六世纪的城堡里举行。
• He has entered on his sixteenth year.
  他现在十六岁了。
• When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they started drinking cacao too.
  当西班牙人16世纪来到墨西哥时，他们也开始喝可可。
• In Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries heels on shoes were always colored red.
  十六世纪与十七世纪的欧洲，鞋跟都是红色的。
• She said she knew she would die soon after my sixteenth birthday, and did.
  她曾经告诉我说她知道在我满十六岁生日后她会很快死去，结果不幸言中。