英语中的数字

基数(one丶two丶three.. 等)是论数量的形容词,而序数(first丶second丶third.. 等)则是论分配。

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数字 基数 序数
1 one first
2 two second
3 three third
4 four fourth
5 five fifth
6 six sixth
7 seven seventh
8 eight eighth
9 nine ninth
10 ten tenth
11 eleven eleventh
12 twelve twelfth
13 thirteen thirteenth
14 fourteen fourteenth
15 fifteen fifteenth
16 sixteen sixteenth
17 seventeen seventeenth
18 eighteen eighteenth
19 nineteen nineteenth
20 twenty twentieth
21 twenty-one twenty-first
22 twenty-two twenty-second
23 twenty-three twenty-third
24 twenty-four twenty-fourth
25 twenty-five twenty-fifth
26 twenty-six twenty-sixth
27 twenty-seven twenty-seventh
28 twenty-eight twenty-eighth
29 twenty-nine twenty-ninth
30 thirty thirtieth
31 thirty-one thirty-first
40 forty fortieth
50 fifty fiftieth
60 sixty sixtieth
70 seventy seventieth
80 eighty eightieth
90 ninety ninetieth
100 one hundred hundredth
500 five hundred five hundredth
1,000 one thousand thousandth
1,500 one thousand five hundred, or fifteen hundred one thousand five hundredth
100,000 one hundred thousand hundred thousandth
1,000,000 one million millionth
举例
  • There are twenty-five people in the room.
  • He was the fourteenth person to win the award.
  • Six hundred thousand people were left homeless after the earthquake.
  • I must have asked you twenty times to be quiet.
  • He went to Israel for the third time this year.

小数的读法

小数点的英文是「point」,先读 point,再个别读每个小数的数字。但金额并不是这样的读法。

写法 读法
0.5 point five
0.25 point two five

0.73

point seven three

0.05

point zero five

0.6529

point six five two nine

2.95

two point nine five

分数的读法

分数的读法,是先用基数来读出分子,再用序数来读出分母。如果分子大於一,序数则是复数。这种读法可以用在所有分数上,但除了数字 2,当分母为 2 时,则读作「half」;而如果其分子大於 1,分母则变成复数「halves」。

写法 读法
1/3 one third
3/4 three fourths
5/6 five sixths
1/2 one half
3/2 three halves

百分比的读法

要用英语读百分比很简单,只要先念数字在加上「percent」这个字即可。

写法 读法
5% five percent
25% twenty-five percent
36.25% thirty-six point two five percent
100% one hundred percent
400% four hundred percent

金额的读法

若要用英语念出金额,首先要先读整个数字,再加上货币的名称即可。但如果金额带有小数,则在念出整数部分后,再将小数点后的数字以整数方式念出。如果币制在货币单位上另有名称,则在最后加上那个字。

写法 读法
25$ twenty-five dollars
52€ fifty-two euros
140₤ one hundred and forty pounds
$43.25 forty-three dollars and twenty-five cents(在日常口语上会缩减为「forty-three twenty-five」)
€12.66 twelve euros sixty-six
₤10.50 ten pounds fifty

测量单位的读法

先念出数字,再念测量单位的名称。通常测量单位在书写上会用缩写来表示。

写法 读法
60m sixty meters
25km/h twenty-five kilometers per hour
11ft eleven feet
2L two liters
3tbsp three tablespoons
1tsp one teaspoon

年份的读法

英语中的年份读法相当复杂。一般来说,当年份有四位数时,先将前面两位数以整数方式来念,后面两位数则另外以整数方式来念。但在这个规则有少数的例外;在西元 2000 年的前一百年内,即使年份也带有四个数字,但可以用整数方式来念,或者以一般「两位数两位数」的方式来念。西元 1000 年则一律以整数方式来念,否则发音会拗口。西元世纪则以一百年为单位来念。在两千年以前的世纪,都不会用到 thousand 这个字。

有三位数的年份可以用一般数字的方式念出,或者先念第一个数字,再把后面两个数字当整数来念。而有二位数的年份则以整数来读。为了要确切表达您的意思,可以在任何年份前面加 the year,这种方法对二位数和三位数的年份尤其常见。 而在西元前的年份则在数字后加 BC,读音就如字母发音一样。

有趣的是,这些规则也运用在地址中的数字上。

写法 读法
2014 twenty fourteen or two thousand fourteen
2008 two thousand eight
2000 two thousand
1944 nineteen forty-four
1908 nineteen o eight
1900 nineteen hundred
1600 sixteen hundred
1256 twelve fifty-six
1006 ten o six
866 eight hundred sixty-six or eight sixty-six
25 twenty-five
3000 BC three thousand BC
3250 BC thirty two fifty BC

0 的读法

数字 0 在不同情況会有不同读法。麻烦的是,同样是说英语的国家,但每个国家会有不同的使用情况。这些读音运用於美式英语上。

读音 使用的情况
zero 用来读数字丶读小数丶百分比丶手机号码以及某些固定用语上。
o (字母名称) 用在读年份丶地址丶时间以及温度
nil 用在报导体育比赛分数
nought 在美国不使用
举例
写法 读法
3.04+2.02=5.06 Three point zero four plus two point zero two makes five point zero six.
There is a 0% chance of rain. There is a zero percent chance of rain.
The temperature is -20⁰C. The temperature is twenty degrees below zero.
You can reach me at 0171 390 1062. You can reach me at zero one seven one, three nine zero, one zero six two
I live at 4604 Smith Street. I live at forty-six o four Smith Street
He became king in 1409. He became king in fourteen o nine.
I waited until 4:05. I waited until four o five.
The score was 4-0. The score was four nil.
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