late 14c., eleventhe, superseding earlier ellefte (c. 1300), enlefte (early 13c.), from Old English endleofta; see eleven + -th (1). Eleventh hour "last moment, just before it is too late" is in Old English, from the parable of the laborers in the vineyard (Matt. xx:1-16); as an adjective by 1829.
雙語例句
1. He raised the binoculars again and zeroed in on an eleventh-floor room.
他再一次舉起雙筒望遠(yuǎn)鏡，瞄準(zhǔn)了11層的一個房間。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour.
他在最后時刻推遲了行程。
來自柯林斯例句
3. This church was built in the eleventh century.
這座教堂修建于11世紀(jì)。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Their plan was called off at the eleventh hour.
他們的計劃在最后時刻被取消了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. China is the host of The Eleventh Asian Olympic Games.