- 1第十一(的)；the eleventh hour = 最後關頭
The number 11 in order — the position right after tenth. The common phrase "the eleventh hour" means at the very last possible moment, just before it's too late.
From the word’s history
Middle English elleventhe, eleven + -th, replacing inherited forms from Old English endlefta.
中古英文由 eleven 加 -th 重新組成，取代了古英文 endlefta。
組成eleven + -th (the same ordinal ending as in fourth, fifth, sixth).
同家族的字
- eleventhe base number this comes from
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eleventhadj/ɪˈlɛv.ənθ/
- 1
The ordinal form of the number eleven.
- Anyway, Trumpmentum is real. It is going to define the election. Further, Trumpmentum might edge out Harris at the eleventh hour—which is when it counts most.
eleventhnoun/ɪˈlɛv.ənθ/
- 1
The person or thing in the eleventh position.
- 2
One of eleven equal parts of a whole.
- 3
entertainmentlifestylemusicThe note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord.
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