序数词前常用定冠词的情况
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1.强调编号和顺序。例如:Autumn is the third season of the year.秋天是一年的第三个季节。
I will never give up,not even on the 1,000th or 10,000th try.即使再试一千次、一万次我也不放弃。
2.序数词本身用作名词(其后无其它名词)。例如:The first is the best of all.第一个最好。
Who was the fourth in the examination?谁在这次考试中获得第四名?
3.表示不一定居“第一位的”,如“第二(三)位”。例如:He is the third tallest boy in his class.他在班上身高排第三。
Canada is the second largest country in the world.加拿大在世界上属第二大国家。