從報時、計價到描述數量，「數字與量詞」無所不在。本單元將GEPT初級詞彙中所有與數字和測量相關的單字進行分類，包含基數、序數及常用量詞，幫助您建立清晰的數量概念。
數字基數 (Cardinal Numbers)
基數用來表示數量或計數。
number
['nʌmbə]
名詞 (n.)數字, 號碼
An arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity.
What's your lucky number?
zero
['zɪro]
名詞 (n.)零
The figure 0.
The temperature is below zero degrees.
one
[wʌn]
名詞 (n.)一
The lowest cardinal number; half of two.
I have one brother and two sisters.
two
[tu]
名詞 (n.)二
Equivalent to the sum of one and one.
It takes two to tango.
three
[θri]
名詞 (n.)三
Equivalent to the sum of one and two.
A triangle has three sides.
four
[for]
名詞 (n.)四
Equivalent to the sum of two and two.
There are four seasons in a year.
five
[faɪv]
名詞 (n.)五
Equivalent to the sum of two and three.
I have five fingers on one hand.
six
[sɪks]
名詞 (n.)六
Equivalent to the sum of three and three.
A bee has six legs.
seven
['sɛvn]
名詞 (n.)七
Equivalent to the sum of three and four.
There are seven days in a week.
eight
[et]
名詞 (n.)八
Equivalent to the sum of four and four.
A spider has eight legs.
nine
[naɪn]
名詞 (n.)九
Equivalent to the sum of one and eight.
A cat is said to have nine lives.
ten
[tɛn]
名詞 (n.)十
Equivalent to the sum of one and nine.
I'll be back in ten minutes.
eleven
[ɪ'lɛvn]
名詞 (n.)十一
Equivalent to the sum of one and ten.
There are eleven players on a soccer team.
twelve
[twɛlv]
名詞 (n.)十二
Equivalent to the sum of one and eleven.
There are twelve months in a year.
fifteen
['fɪf'tin]
名詞 (n.)十五
Equivalent to the sum of one and fourteen.
The class has fifteen students.
sixteen
[͵sɪks'tin]
名詞 (n.)十六
Equivalent to the sum of one and fifteen.
She is sixteen years old.
seventeen
[͵sɛvn'tin]
名詞 (n.)十七
Equivalent to the sum of one and sixteen.
There are seventeen apples in the basket.
eighteen
[e'tin]
名詞 (n.)十八
Equivalent to the sum of one and seventeen.
You are considered an adult at the age of eighteen.
nineteen
['naɪn'tin]
名詞 (n.)十九
Equivalent to the sum of one and eighteen.
The test has nineteen questions.
twenty
['twɛntɪ]
名詞 (n.)二十
The number equivalent to the product of two and ten.
There are twenty-four hours in a day.
forty
['fɔrtɪ]
名詞 (n.)四十
The number equivalent to the product of four and ten.
My father is forty years old.
fifty
['fɪftɪ]
名詞 (n.)五十
The number equivalent to the product of five and ten.
There are fifty states in the USA.
sixty
['sɪkstɪ]
名詞 (n.)六十
The number equivalent to the product of six and ten.
There are sixty seconds in a minute.
seventy
['sɛvntɪ]
名詞 (n.)七十
The number equivalent to the product of seven and ten.
My grandfather is over seventy.
eighty
['etɪ]
名詞 (n.)八十
The number equivalent to the product of eight and ten.
She lived to be eighty years old.
ninety
['naɪntɪ]
名詞 (n.)九十
The number equivalent to the product of nine and ten.
The test score is ninety out of one hundred.
hundred
['hʌndrəd]
名詞 (n.)百
The number equivalent to the product of ten and ten.
There are a hundred cents in a dollar.
thousand
['θaʊznd]
名詞 (n.)千
The number equivalent to the product of a hundred and ten.
A thousand years is a millennium.
million
['mɪljən]
名詞 (n.)百萬
The number equivalent to the product of a thousand and a thousand.
The city has a population of two million people.
數字序數 (Ordinal Numbers)
序數用來表示順序或排名。
first
[fɝst]
形容詞/副詞 (a./ad.)第一
Coming before all others in time or order.
January is the first month of the year.
second
['sɛkənd]
形容詞/副詞 (a./ad.)第二
Constituting number two in a sequence; coming after the first.
This is my second time visiting this city.
third
[θɝd]
形容詞 (a.)第三
Constituting number three in a sequence.
I live on the third floor.
次數與倍數 (Frequencies & Multiples)
once
[wʌns]
副詞 (ad.)一次
On one occasion or for one time only.
I brush my teeth twice a day, but he only brushes once.
twice
[twaɪs]
副詞 (ad.)兩次
Two times; on two occasions.
I have seen that movie twice.
single
['sɪŋgl]
形容詞 (a.)單一的
Only one; not one of several.
There was not a single person on the street.
double
['dʌbl]
形容詞/副詞 (a./ad.)兩倍的
Twice as much or as many.
I'd like a double espresso, please.
單位量詞 (Units of Measurement)
通用量詞 (General Quantifiers)
dozen
['dʌzn]
名詞 (n.)一打 (十二個)
A group or set of twelve.
I bought a dozen eggs.
couple
['kʌpl]
名詞 (n.)一對, 幾個
Two individuals of the same sort considered together.
A couple of my friends are coming to the party.
pair
[pɛr]
名詞 (n.)一雙, 一對
A set of two things used together or regarded as a unit.
I need a new pair of shoes.
piece
[pis]
名詞 (n.)一塊, 一片, 一則
A part or portion of something.
Would you like a piece of cake?
bit
[bɪt]
名詞 (n.)一點點, 少量
A small piece, part, or quantity of something.
I'm a bit tired.
度量衡 (Standard Units)
inch
[ɪntʃ]
名詞 (n.)英吋
A unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm).
He is five feet ten inches tall.
centimeter
['sɛntə͵mitɚ]
名詞 (n.)公分
A metric unit of length, equal to one hundredth of a meter.
The ruler is 30 centimeters long.
meter
['mitɚ]
名詞 (n.)公尺
The fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimeters.
The swimming pool is 50 meters long.
kilometer
['kɪlə͵mitɚ]
名詞 (n.)公里
A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters.
The distance to the next town is ten kilometers.
gram
[græm]
名詞 (n.)公克
A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.
This letter weighs less than 20 grams.
kilogram
['kɪlə͵græm]
名詞 (n.)公斤
The SI unit of mass, equivalent to 1,000 grams.
I bought two kilograms of apples.
pound
[paʊnd]
名詞 (n.)磅
A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (approximately 0.4536 kg).
The baby weighs seven pounds.
liter
['litɚ]
名詞 (n.)公升
A metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of water under standard conditions.
I drink about two liters of water every day.
貨幣 (Currency)
dollar
['dɑlɚ]
名詞 (n.)元
The basic monetary unit of the US, Canada, Australia, and other countries.
This T-shirt costs ten dollars.
cent
[sɛnt]
名詞 (n.)(錢幣)分
A monetary unit in various countries, equal to one hundredth of a dollar, euro, or other decimal currency unit.
There are one hundred cents in a dollar.
分數與總計 (Fractions & Totals)
half
[hæf]
名詞/形容詞 (n./a.)一半
Either of two equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided.
I'll be there in half an hour.
quarter
['kwɔrtə]
名詞 (n.)四分之一
Each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided.
A quarter of the students were absent.
total
['totl]
名詞 (n.)總數
The whole number or amount of something.
What is the total cost of these items?
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