fourth
英 [fɔːθ]
美 [fɔrθ]
- adj.月の第4、第4日；月の四半期
- n. 月の第4、4日目; 4分の1
- num.
英語の語源
- fourth (adj.)
- mid-15c., alteration (by influence of four), of ferthe, from Old English feorea "fourth," from Proto-Germanic *fe(d)worthon- (cognates: Old Saxon fiortho, Old Norse fioree, Dutch vierde, Old High German fiordo, German vierte); see four + -th (1). As a noun from 1590s, both of fractions and in music.
Among the old Quakers, who rejected the pagan weekday names, fourth day was Wednesday, often a secondary day of meeting for worship. Fourth-dimension attested from 1844. The theatrical fourth wall is from 1807. The celebration of the Fourth of July as the epoch of American independence is attested from 1777.
That there is due to Daniel Smith, of the city tavern, for his bill of expences of Congress, on the 4 of July last, including a balance of an old account, the sum of 729 68/90 dollars; also a bill for materials, workmanship, &c furnished for the fire works on the 4 July, the sum of 102 69/90 dollars .... [Auditor General's report, Aug. 8, 1777, "Journals of Congress," vol. VII]
例文
- 1. She had been sitting with her knitting at her fourth -floor window.
- 彼女はその時5階の窓の前に座って物を編んでいた。
- 2.England will have to settle for third or fourth place.
- イングランドは3位か4位の順位を受け入れるしかないだろう。
- 3.The country had confounded the pundits by electing a fourth -term Tory government.
- 同国国民がトーリー党を4回連続で選出して政権を握っていることに、専門家たちは困惑している。
- 4.The brooch dates back to the fourth century BC.
- このブローチの歴史は紀元前4世紀にさかのぼることができる。
- 5.Felipe Gonzalez won a fourth term of office in Spain 's election.
- フェリペ?ゴンサレスがスペイン選挙で4度目の再選を果たした。