fifty

英 [ˈfɪf.ti]      美 [ˈfɪf.ti]
  • n. 五十;五十个;编号为50的东西
  • adj. 五十的;五十个的;众多的
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将“fifty”分解为“five”和“ty”,想象“five”这个数字穿上了“ty”这身衣裳,就像是一个小五岁孩子穿着成年人的外套,显得有些不搭,这样就能记住“fifty”这个数字是指“五和十”,即50。

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fifty (n.)
Old English fiftig "fifty; a set of fifty," from fif "five" (see five) + -tig "group of ten" (see -ty (1)). Compare Old Frisian fiftich, Old Norse fimm tigir, Dutch vijftig, Old High German fimfzug, German fünfzig, Gothic fimf tigjus. U.S. colloquial fifty-fifty "in an even division" is from 1908.
1. The village is a settlement of just fifty houses.
这个村子里只住了50户人。
2. Forty or fifty women were sitting cross-legged on the ground.
四五十个女人盘腿坐在地上。
3. He came to a halt at a crossroads fifty yards further on.
他在往前50码远的十字路口停了下来。
4. He is fifty and has been through two marriages.
他今年50岁,经历过两次婚姻。
5. Fifty civilians in Masawa were killed when government planes attacked the town.
马萨瓦市遭到政府军飞机轰炸,有50名平民丧生。