A six-figure number has six digits, so it runs from 100,000 up to 999,999. People almost always use it about money: a six-figure salary, a six-figure deal, a six-figure bonus. It is a neat way to say “at least a hundred thousand” without naming the exact amount — useful when you want to sound impressed but not nosy.

A six-figure number六位數的數字 has six digits有六個位數, so it runs所以範圍 from 100,000從十萬 up to 999,999到九十九萬九千九百九十九。People人們 almost always幾乎都 use it about money拿它來講錢: a six-figure salary六位數的薪水, a six-figure deal六位數的交易, a six-figure bonus六位數的獎金。It is這是 without naming the exact amount不必說出確切金額 to say “at least a hundred thousand”就能表達「至少十萬」 a neat way的俐落說法 — when you want to sound impressed but not nosy當你想表示佩服、又不想顯得愛打聽時 useful很好用。

In the United States a six-figure job has long meant you are doing well; in very expensive cities it can feel more ordinary than it used to, and people still say it with a little whistle. You will hear it in news, business, and ordinary talk about pay. It is informal-to-neutral, not a maths-class word.

In the United States在美國 a six-figure job六位數薪水的工作 has long meant長久以來就代表 you are doing well你混得不錯; in very expensive cities在物價很高的城市 it can feel它可能感覺 than it used to比從前 more ordinary更平常一些, and people人們 still say it仍然會 with a little whistle帶著一聲小口哨說它。You你 in news, business, and ordinary talk about pay會在新聞、商業和聊薪水的日常談話裡 will hear it聽到它。It is它 informal-to-neutral介於口語和中性之間, not a maths-class word不是數學課的用字。

Strictly, six figures means six digits, not seven: a million is a seven-figure number, which is why someone who wants to sound even richer will say seven-figure. British and American speakers both use it, nearly always as a hyphenated adjective before a noun (a six-figure sum), not as a verb.

Strictly嚴格說, six figures 指的是 six digits六個位數, not seven不是七個: a million一百萬 is是 a seven-figure number七位數, which is why這就是為什麼 who wants to sound even richer想聽起來更有錢的 someone人 will say會說 seven-figure。British and American speakers英國和美國的說話者 both use it都用它, nearly always幾乎都是 before a noun放在名詞前 as a hyphenated adjective當帶連字號的形容詞, a six-figure sum一筆六位數的金額, not as a verb不當動詞用。