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fortieth

/fawr-tee-ith/US // ˈfɔr ti ɪθ //UK // (ˈfɔːtɪɪθ) //

第四十次,第四十期,第四十,第四十届

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : next after the thirty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 40.
    • : being one of 40 equal parts.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a fortieth part, especially of one.
    • : the fortieth member of a series.

Examples

  • Now, with his fortieth birthday approaching, he decided it was time to retire.

  • Consider that Israel, at a total population of 7.3 million, is under one-fortieth the size of the USA, at over 300 million.

  • Fortieth-day gatherings of commemoration and national strikes turned the tide against the ill-fated Pahlavi dynasty in 1979.

  • Dr. and Mrs. Burton just celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary.

  • Elderly matrons—and in Turkey every lady is an elderly matron in her fortieth year—are passionately devoted to this enjoyment.

  • To be exact he did not go the length of the block between Thirty-ninth and Fortieth.

  • Scotland was assigned a very moderate share of the land tax (under one-fortieth), and was exempted from certain stamp duties.

  • His constitution, exhausted by dissipation, rapidly gave way, and he died before he had reached his fortieth year.

  • Eight editions of the pamphlet appeared in 1602, and the fortieth edition before the end of the following century.