
我們可以用小數(decimals)或分數(fractions)來描述小於1的數位。 日常生活中,我們多使用小數,但知道如何用英語讀和說“分數”(幾分之幾)仍然很有用。
如何用英文說 “1/3, 2/3”?
首先我們要知道:分子用基數詞,分母用序數詞。
基數詞 – one, two, five, ten…
序數詞 – first, second, third, fourth…
1/3 就是 one third。 這裡 one 也可以用 a 代替,即 a third。
如果分子大於一,分母要+s
2/3 就是 two thirds. (可以理解成 2 個 one third, 所以後面+s)
有幾個例外:
- 1/2:表達為 one half 或 a half.
- 1/4: 除了說 one fourth/a fourth, 也可以說 one quarter/a quarter.
- 5¾: 五又三分之二,這類我們要在整數和分數之間用 and。 即 five and two thirds.
更多分數“幾分之幾”的英文表達例子
1/3 | one third | 2/3 | two thirds |
1/4 | one quarter/one fourth | 3/4 | three quarters/three fourths |
1/5 | one fifth | 2/5 | two fifths |
1/8 | one eighth | 7/8 | seven eighths |
1/10 | one tenth | 4/10 | four tenths |
1/16 | one sixteenth | 3/16 | three sixteenths |
1/100 | one hundredth | 3/100 | three hundredths |
11/2 | one and a half | 3 ⅞ | three and seven eighths |
325 ½ | three hundred and twenty-five and one half |
注意以下這兩類表達方式,代表不同的數字:
one and a half thousand = 1500
one thousand and one half = 1000 ½
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