fifteen
fifteen — 數詞
1. the number that comes after fourteen and before sixteen in a counting sequence;
十五
介於十四與十六之間的整數
the number that comes after fourteen and before sixteen in a counting sequence; written as 15 in numerals.
Romi is fifteen years old and just started high school.
Romi 今年十五歲，剛開始上高中。
age: be + number + years old
The art class has fifteen students this semester.
這學期美術課有十五名學生。
quantity: number + plural noun
Haruto wakes up at seven fifteen every morning.
Haruto 每天早上七點十五分起床。
time: number + minutes past the hour
A one-way bus ticket downtown costs fifteen dollars.
一張單程公車票到市中心要十五美元。
cost: number + currency unit
Gabriela turns fifteen next Saturday and wants a small party.
Gabriela 下星期六滿十五歲，想辦一個小型派對。
用法筆記
In formal writing, spell out fifteen up to the number ninety-nine. Use numerals (15) for dates, times, and statistics.
常見錯誤
fifteen — 名詞
1. the group of fifteen players chosen to represent a team in a rugby union match,
先發十五人
橄欖球賽中先發上場的十五名球員
the group of fifteen players chosen to represent a team in a rugby union match, especially the starting lineup.
The coach announced the starting fifteen an hour before the match.
教練在比賽前一小時宣布了先發十五人名單。
the starting fifteen = the first-team lineup
Zayd was named in the national fifteen for the first time this season.
Zayd 本季首次入選國家隊先發十五人。
named in the fifteen = selected for the squad
After a yellow card, the fifteen had to defend with only fourteen players.
領到黃牌之後，先發十五人只能以十四人應戰。
Tunde trained all winter hoping to break into the school's first fifteen.
Tunde 整個冬天都在訓練，希望能入選校隊的先發十五人。
first fifteen = top-level team at a club or school
- the starting fifteen
- named in the fifteen
- the national fifteen
- club fifteen
- first fifteen
- XV
the Roman-numeral equivalent, widely used in written rugby contexts such as lineups and scorecards
- starting lineup
more general sports term not limited to rugby or to the number fifteen
文法句型
the + fifteen
a + adjective + fifteen
用法筆記
Commonly capitalised (the Fifteen) in team names, e.g. the New Zealand All Blacks Fifteen. Often replaced by the Roman numeral XV in match reports.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- fifteen years
- fifteen minutes
- fifteen dollars
- fifteen students
常用片語
- fifteen years old
- fifteen minutes past
- a quarter past fifteen
介系詞搭配
- at fifteen
- by fifteen
- over fifteen