Three quarters of the usual size, length, or amount — so a bit less than the full thing, but clearly more than half. It is used before a noun, with the hyphen.

of the usual size, length, or amount一般尺寸、長度或數量的 Three quarters四分之三—— so所以 than the full thing比完整的 a bit less少一點， but clearly但明顯 than half比一半 more多。 It is used它用 before a noun在名詞前面， with the hyphen帶著連字號。

Clothes are where you meet it most. Three-quarter sleeves end partway down the forearm, between the elbow and the wrist. Three-quarter trousers or three-quarter pants stop below the knee, around mid-calf. Both are common in warm places, which makes this a useful word in Taiwan.

Clothes衣服 are where you meet it most是你最常遇到它的地方。 Three-quarter sleeves七分袖 end收在 partway down the forearm前臂的半途， between the elbow and the wrist在手肘和手腕之間。 Three-quarter trousers or three-quarter pants七分褲 stop停在 below the knee膝蓋以下、 around mid-calf小腿中段左右。 Both兩者 in warm places在溫暖的地方 are common都很常見， which makes this這也讓它 in Taiwan在台灣 a useful word是個好用的字。

It also turns up in other fixed uses: a three-quarter view in photography or drawing means the face is turned partly away, not straight on and not in full profile — the angle most portrait photos use. A three-quarter bed is a size between a single and a double. In music, 'three-quarter time' is waltz time, three beats to the bar.

It also turns up它也出現 in other fixed uses在其他固定用法裡： in photography or drawing在攝影或素描裡， a three-quarter view means指 the face臉 is turned partly away側轉了一部分， not straight on不是正面對著你， and not in full profile也不是全側面—— the angle most portrait photos use大多數人像照用的就是這個角度。 A three-quarter bed is是 between a single and a double介於單人床和雙人床之間的 a size一種尺寸。 In music在音樂裡， 'three-quarter time' is是 waltz time華爾滋的拍子， three beats to the bar一小節三拍。

One small trap in the grammar: as an adjective before a noun, English keeps 'quarter' singular — three-quarter sleeves, not 'three-quarters sleeves'. When you are naming an amount on its own, the -s comes back: 'three-quarters of the class'.

in the grammar文法上 One small trap有個小地方會絆人： as an adjective before a noun當形容詞放在名詞前時， English英文 keeps 'quarter' singular讓 'quarter' 保持單數—— three-quarter sleeves這樣寫， not 'three-quarters sleeves'不寫成這樣。 When you are naming當你要說的是 an amount on its own一個獨立的數量時， the -s comes back那個 -s 就回來了： 'three-quarters of the class'全班的四分之三。