fifteen
英 [fɪf'tiːn; 'fɪftiːn]
美 [,fɪf'tin]
- n. fifteen; fifteen; fifteen
- adj.
- num.
英語の語源
- fifteen (n.)
- Old English fiftyne, from fif "five" (see five) + tyne (see -teen). Cognate with Old Saxon fiftein, Old Frisian fiftine, Old Norse fimtan, Swedish femton, Dutch vijftien, German fünfzehn, Gothic fimftaihun "fifteen." French quinze, Italian quindici "fifteen" are from Latin quindecim (from quinque "five;" see quinque-; + -decim (see -teen). The number of players forming a side in rugby.
例文
- 1. Fifteen -year-old Danny is on the run from a local authority home.
- 15歳のダニーは地方当局の収容所から逃げた。
- 2.They had left school at fifteen and were quite untutored in writing.
- 彼らは15歳で退学し、正式な執筆訓練をほとんど受けていない。
- 3.The incident brings the total of people killed to fifteen .
- 今回の事故で死者総数は15人に達した。
- 4.They saw a squadron of fifteen motorcycle policemen driving in V-formation.
- 彼らは15人の警官がバイクに乗ってV字形に並んで歩いているのを見た。
- 5.In the basement fifteen employees are busyメイキングbespoke coats.
- 地下室で、15人の従業員が製作したコートを縫うのに忙しい。
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