As a noun, a placing is the position you finish in — in a race, a competition, an exam ranking, any ordered list. 'She was happy with her placing' means she was happy with where she came.

As a noun當名詞用時, a placing placing is是 the position你完成時的名次 you finish in — in a race, a competition, an exam ranking, any ordered list在賽跑、比賽、考試排名，任何排序清單裡。'She was happy with her placing' 'She was happy with her placing' means意思是 she was happy with她對 where she came自己排到的名次感到開心。

It is often used with a number: a third placing, a top-ten placing.

It它 is often常常 used with a number會搭配數字使用: a third placing第三名, a top-ten placing前十名。

You will meet it most in sports reporting and in British English; American writing usually prefers 'finish' or 'place' ('a third-place finish').

You你 will most most meet it最常會遇到它 in sports reporting在體育報導裡 and和 in British English英式英文裡; American writing美式寫作 usually usually prefers較常用 'finish' or 'place' 'finish'或'place' ('a third-place finish' 'a third-place finish')。

The plural 'placings' is common when a report lists everyone's results: 'the final placings were announced'.

The plural複數 'placings' 'placings' is is common常見 when當 a report一篇報導 lists列出 everyone's results每個人的結果時: 'the final placings were announced' 'the final placings were announced'。

Keep this apart from the other, much more frequent use of the same spelling, which is just the -ing form of the verb 'place': 'placing the box on the table', 'the placing of an order'. Both exist and both are correct; only context tells you which one you are looking at.

Keep把它 this apart from分開來看 the other, much more frequent use另一個更常見的用法 of the same spelling同樣拼法的, which是 which is just只是 the -ing form動詞'place'的-ing形 of the verb 'place': 'placing the box on the table' 'placing the box on the table', 'the placing of an order' 'the placing of an order'。Both兩者 exist and both are correct都存在也都正確; only只有 context上下文 tells you告訴你 which one you are looking at你看到的是哪一個。

As a rough guide, if 'placing' comes after a word like 'her', 'a', 'his', or 'final' and no object follows it, it is the ranking noun.

As a rough guide粗略來說, if如果 'placing' 'placing' comes after跟在 a word like 'her', 'a', 'his', or 'final' 'her'、'a'、'his'或'final'這類字後面 and而且 no object follows it後面沒有接受詞, it它 is就是 the ranking noun名次那個名詞。