mid-12c., tenee; see ten + -th (1). Replacing Old English teoea (West Saxon), teiea (Northumbrian), which is preserved in tithe. Compare Old Saxon tehando, Old Frisian tegotha, Dutch tiende, Old High German zehanto, German zehnte, Gothic taihunda. As a noun from c. 1200.
雙語例句
1. The rebels were to have fully disbanded by June the tenth.
叛亂分子會在6月10日前全部解散。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Over a tenth of the population have secure, undemanding jobs.
超過1/10的人口擁有穩(wěn)定且相對輕松的工作。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He bought her a diamond ring on their tenth wedding anniversary.
他們結(jié)婚10周年紀(jì)念,他給她買了一枚鉆戒.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. The Parliament was prorogued to the tenth of February.