forty
forty — 數詞
1. the whole amount or quantity equal to four times ten, written as the digits 4 an
四十
等於四個十的整數；計量用
the whole amount or quantity equal to four times ten, written as the digits 4 and 0
Owen invited forty guests to his wedding reception.
Owen 邀請了四十位賓客參加他的婚宴。
forty + plural noun (guests)
The library added forty new books to the children's section.
圖書館在兒童區新增了四十本新書。
Soraya walked forty kilometers across the mountain trail.
Soraya 沿著山路走了四十公里。
forty + unit of measurement (kilometers)
Aylin saved forty dollars every week for six months.
Aylin 連續六個月每週存四十美元。
forty + currency unit
The school bus can carry forty children at one time.
那輛校車一次可以載四十名學童。
- forty years old
- forty percent
- forty miles per hour
- forty dollars
文法句型
forty + [plural noun]
forty + [unit of measurement]
用法筆記
Learners often confuse forty and fourteen when listening. Forty ends with the -ee sound /iː/, while fourteen has a strong -teen ending /tiːn/ with stress on the last syllable.
常見錯誤
forty — 名詞
1. the written word or digit form of the number 40, considered as a single item of
四十（數目）
數字40的寫法或名稱本身
the written word or digit form of the number 40, considered as a single item of information
Adina chose the number forty when she filled out the form.
Adina 在填寫表格時選擇了四十這個數字。
the number forty — noun phrase as object
In the card game, forty was the winning score by two points.
在那場紙牌遊戲中，四十分以兩分之差成為最高分。
forty as subject of the sentence
The house number forty is painted in bright blue on the gate.
四十號房屋的大門漆成了亮藍色。
His lucky number is forty because he scored forty points in his first game.
他的幸運數字是四十，因為他在第一場比賽中得了四十分。
- lucky number forty
- number forty bus
- the number forty
文法句型
the number forty
forty + singular verb
用法筆記
In formal writing, spell out forty as a word (not 40) when it appears at the start of a sentence or in non-technical text: Forty is the correct answer.
常見錯誤
2. the whole range of numbers from 40 to 49, used mainly to describe a person's age
四十多
40到49的年齡、溫度或年代
the whole range of numbers from 40 to 49, used mainly to describe a person's age or a group of ten years within a century
Meera is in her early forties but still climbs mountains every summer.
Meera 四十出頭，但每年夏天仍然登山。
in one's early forties — age range
The temperature stayed in the mid-forties during the cold January week.
一月那週天氣寒冷，氣溫停留在華氏四十多度。
Kasia was born in the late forties, just after the war ended.
Kasia 出生於四十年代後期，戰爭剛結束的時候。
the late forties — decade range
The company grew quickly in the early forties and opened many new stores.
這家公司在四十年代初期迅速成長，開了許多新門市。
the early forties — decade of a century
- in her forties
- in his forties
- early forties
- mid-forties
- late forties
- the early forties
- the late forties
文法句型
in one's forties
the early / mid / late forties
用法筆記
Use the definite article the for decades (the forties) and a possessive adjective for ages (her forties). Do not say 'my forty' to mean 'my forties.'
常見錯誤
同根字
- fortieth數詞A2
- forties名詞A2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- forty percent
- forty dollars
- forty years
- forty miles
常用片語
- in one's forties
- the forties