Old English sixtig, from siex (see six) + -tig (see -ty (1)). Similar formation in Old Norse sextugr, sext?gr, sextigir, Old Frisian sextich, Middle Dutch sestig, Dutch zestig, Old High German sehszug, German sechzig. Phrase sixty-four dollar question is 1942, from radio quiz show where that was the top prize.
雙語例句
1. Twelve hours is the minimum, sixty hours the maximum.
12小時(shí)為下限,60小時(shí)為上限.
來自柯林斯例句
2. He walked two hundred and sixty miles in eight days.
他在8天里走了260英里的路。
來自柯林斯例句
3. I'm sixty-two. I feel sixty-two, neither more nor less.
我現(xiàn)在62歲了，感覺自己也確實(shí)到這把年紀(jì)了。
來自柯林斯例句
4. In Rugby League, Australia trounced France by sixty points to four.
在聯(lián)盟橄欖球賽上，澳大利亞隊(duì)以60：4的比分大勝法國隊(duì)。
來自柯林斯例句
5. She is still beautiful, and still pulling them in at sixty.