thirty
thirty — 數詞
1. the number 30, used when counting things, stating ages, or giving measurements s
三十
數字30
the number 30, used when counting things, stating ages, or giving measurements such as temperature or distance
Yan invited thirty classmates to his birthday party at the park.
Yan 邀請了三十位同學到公園參加他的生日派對。
The temperature outside reached thirty degrees by noon today.
到中午時，室外溫度已經達到攝氏三十度。
collocation: thirty degrees (temperature)
Sari has been learning Spanish for about thirty minutes each day.
Sari 每天花大約三十分鐘學西班牙文。
Only thirty tickets were sold for the evening show last Friday.
上週五晚場的表演只賣出了三十張票。
A bus that can carry thirty passengers stopped at the corner.
一輛可搭載三十名乘客的公車停在轉角處。
collocation: thirty passengers (capacity)
- thirty people
- thirty years
- thirty minutes
- thirty degrees
- thirty dollars
- thirty passengers
常見錯誤
thirty — 名詞
1. the number 30 when thought of as a name, written figure, or mathematical value,
三十（數值）
視為名稱或數字的30
the number 30 when thought of as a name, written figure, or mathematical value, rather than as a quantity of things
Thirty is my lucky number, so I chose seat thirty on the train.
三十是我的幸運數字，所以我在火車上選了三十號座位。
thirty used as a noun subject
Write the number thirty at the top of your answer sheet.
在答案卷的最上方寫上數字三十。
Romi guessed the number thirty during the game and won a prize.
Romi 在遊戲中猜了數字三十，贏得了一份獎品。
The label on the package said size thirty, but the shoes were too large.
包裹上的標籤寫著尺寸三十，但鞋子太大了。
collocation: size thirty (clothing size)
- number thirty
- size thirty
- page thirty
- thirty plus thirty
- thirty times two
用法筆記
Unlike the number sense, this noun form can take determiners (the thirty, a thirty) and can be plural (thirties) when referring to multiple instances of the figure.
常見錯誤
2. the range of numbers from 30 up to 39, used especially to describe a person's ag
三十至三十九
30到39歲或30到39年的時期
the range of numbers from 30 up to 39, used especially to describe a person's age or the years in a century
Élise is in her thirties and works as a nurse at the city hospital.
Élise 三十多歲，在市中心醫院擔任護理師。
in + possessive + thirties (age range)
The temperature in July often stays in the low thirties in southern Spain.
西班牙南部七月的氣溫經常在攝氏三十度出頭。
Christopher spent his early thirties traveling through Southeast Asia.
Christopher 在三十歲出頭的幾年走遍了東南亞。
early / mid / late + thirties (age precision)
The fashion of the nineteen thirties is famous for elegant dresses and hats.
二十世紀三十年代的時尚以優雅的洋裝和帽子聞名。
the + year + thirties (historical decade)
- in her thirties
- early thirties
- mid thirties
- late thirties
- the nineteen thirties
- low thirties
文法句型
in + possessive + thirties
the + year + thirties
用法筆記
For age, always use the plural form 'thirties' with a possessive determiner (my, his, her, their): 'in his thirties.' For temperature or historical decades, simply use 'the thirties' without a possessive. Common modifiers include 'early,' 'mid,' and 'late.'
常見錯誤
3. a traditional mark, often written as the figure 30 inside dashes (—30—), that re
結束記號
新聞稿件完稿的傳統標記
a traditional mark, often written as the figure 30 inside dashes (—30—), that reporters and editors use to show that a news article or story is finished and ready to be published
The reporter typed —30— at the bottom of the article to mark the end.
記者在文章底部打上 —30— 的記號，表示稿件結束。
—30— symbol for story completion
In old newsrooms, editors expected writers to put thirty at the end of each story.
在老派的新聞編輯室裡，主編要求撰稿人在每篇報導結尾寫上三十。
The editor circled the thirty at the bottom and sent the draft to press.
主編把稿件底端的三十記號圈了起來，然後送去印刷。
Before computers, news agencies used thirty as a universal end-of-story signal.
在電腦普及之前，通訊社都用三十作為報導結束的通用訊號。
universal signal (historical journalism practice)
When the rookie reporter forgot to add thirty, the senior editor added it herself.
菜鳥記者忘了在結尾加上三十，資深編輯自己補了上去。
- type —30—
- mark with thirty
- put thirty at the end
用法筆記
This convention is largely historical. Most modern newsrooms use digital publishing systems and no longer write —30— on articles. Learners may encounter it in books or films about journalism.
4. the second point that a player or team wins in one game of tennis, worth 30 poin
三十（分）
網球一局中的第二分
the second point that a player or team wins in one game of tennis, worth 30 points in the traditional scoring system
The score is thirty–love after Rachid won the first two points.
Rachid 拿下前兩分之後，比數來到三十比零。
thirty–love (tennis scoring)
Quinn served well and quickly reached thirty in the third game.
Quinn 發球表現出色，在第三局很快取得三十分。
Nila lost the next point, making the score thirty–forty against her.
Nila 輸掉了下一分，比數變成三十比四十，對她不利。
Eli fought back from fifteen–thirty to win the game and take the lead.
Eli 從十五比三十落後的情況下奮力追趕，贏下這一局並取得領先。
fifteen–thirty (recovering from behind)
- thirty–love
- fifteen–thirty
- thirty–thirty
- thirty–forty
- reach thirty
- win thirty
文法句型
thirty + love / fifteen / forty
用法筆記
In tennis, 'thirty' is always spoken as a word, not read as a numeral. It is never the actual number 30 — it is simply the name for the second point. After thirty comes forty (the third point), and then game.
常見錯誤
同根字
- thirtieth形容詞A2
- thirtieth名詞A2
- thirty-something名詞B2