thirteen
/ˈθɝˈtin/KK
θɝ·tin
1.
十三
極常用
表示數字十三的基數詞
用法：放在可數名詞前表示十三個或十三位；後面的可數名詞要用複數形式
thirteen students
thirteen dollars
thirteen years old
the thirteenth floor
There are thirteen students in our group.
我們這組有十三位學生。
The bus leaves at thirteen minutes past eight.
公車在八點十三分開。
2.
十三歲；十三歲的人
極常用
表示某人的年齡是十三歲
用法：表示年齡時常用「be thirteen」或「thirteen years old」；不要在數字前加冠詞
be thirteen
turn thirteen
thirteen years old
My sister will turn thirteen next month.
我妹妹下個月就滿十三歲了。
He is thirteen years old and goes to high school.
他十三歲，就讀高中。
常見錯誤
There is thirteen students in the classroom.
There are thirteen students in the classroom.
My brother is thirteen years.
My brother is thirteen years old.
I have thirteen year old.
I have a thirteen-year-old son.
She is thirty years old.
She is thirteen years old.
相關字詞
thirty 易混淆
thirteenth 同源詞
twelve 近義
fourteen 近義
學習提示
・thirteen 可表示數字、數量或年齡十三歲。
・談論年齡時，thirteen 後面常接 years old；修飾名詞時使用 thirteen-year-old。
・注意不要把 thirteen 和 thirty 混淆。