c. 1200, fowertite, from Old English feowertigoea, from feowertig (see forty) + -th (1). Compare Old Norse fertugonde, Swedish fyrationde, Danish fyrretyvende.
雙語例句
1. It was the fortieth anniversary of the death of the composer.
這是該作曲家逝世40周年紀(jì)念日。
來自柯林斯例句
2. This city is close to the fortieth parallel of north latitude.
這個城市靠近北緯40度.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. " Oh, a couple of girls over here in Fortieth Street.
“ 哦, 這邊四十街上的兩個姑娘.
來自英漢文學(xué) - 嘉莉妹妹
4. John and I celebrate our fortieth anniversary next month.
下個月John和我將慶祝我們的結(jié)婚四十年紀(jì)念.
來自辭典例句
5. It was past midnight, and my fortieth birthday had begun.