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How to Write Numbers in English Words?

数字在英语中有多种表达方式,具体使用哪一种取决于语境,无论是基数词、序数词、分数、小数,还是大数字的读法,掌握正确的表达方式对英语学习者和日常交流都很重要,本文将详细介绍数目的英文单词写法,帮助读者准确使用。

How to Write Numbers in English Words?-图1

基数词(Cardinal Numbers)

基数词表示数量,是最基础的数字表达方式,以下是1到20的英文单词:

  • 1: one
  • 2: two
  • 3: three
  • 4: four
  • 5: five
  • 6: six
  • 7: seven
  • 8: eight
  • 9: nine
  • 10: ten
  • 11: eleven
  • 12: twelve
  • 13: thirteen
  • 14: fourteen
  • 15: fifteen
  • 16: sixteen
  • 17: seventeen
  • 18: eighteen
  • 19: nineteen
  • 20: twenty

从21开始,十位数和个位数之间用连字符连接:

  • 21: twenty-one
  • 32: thirty-two
  • 45: forty-five
  • 99: ninety-nine

百位数以上的表达方式:

  • 100: one hundred
  • 101: one hundred and one(英式英语) / one hundred one(美式英语)
  • 1,000: one thousand
  • 1,001: one thousand and one / one thousand one
  • 10,000: ten thousand
  • 100,000: one hundred thousand
  • 1,000,000: one million

序数词(Ordinal Numbers)

序数词表示顺序,通常在基数词后加“-th”,但部分数字有特殊变化:

How to Write Numbers in English Words?-图2

  • 1st: first
  • 2nd: second
  • 3rd: third
  • 4th: fourth
  • 5th: fifth
  • 6th: sixth
  • 7th: seventh
  • 8th: eighth
  • 9th: ninth
  • 10th: tenth
  • 11th: eleventh
  • 12th: twelfth
  • 13th: thirteenth
  • 20th: twentieth
  • 21st: twenty-first
  • 30th: thirtieth
  • 100th: one hundredth

分数(Fractions)

分数的表达方式是分子用基数词,分母用序数词,如果分子大于1,分母要加“s”:

  • 1/2: one half
  • 1/3: one third
  • 2/3: two thirds
  • 1/4: one quarter / one fourth
  • 3/4: three quarters / three fourths
  • 1/5: one fifth
  • 4/5: four fifths

小数(Decimals)

小数点的英文是“point”,小数点后的数字逐个读:

  • 5: zero point five
  • 14: three point one four
  • 75: ten point seven five

大数字的读法

英语中的大数字以三位数为单位划分,从右往左依次是:thousand(千)、million(百万)、billion(十亿)、trillion(万亿)。

  • 1,234: one thousand two hundred and thirty-four
  • 12,345: twelve thousand three hundred and forty-five
  • 123,456: one hundred twenty-three thousand four hundred fifty-six
  • 1,234,567: one million two hundred thirty-four thousand five hundred sixty-seven

电话号码的读法

电话号码通常逐个数字读,连续相同的数字可以读作“double”或“triple”:

How to Write Numbers in English Words?-图3

  • 555-1234: five five five, one two three four
  • 022-3344: zero two two, double three double four

年份的读法

年份通常分成两部分读:

  • 1999: nineteen ninety-nine
  • 2000: two thousand
  • 2005: two thousand and five
  • 2023: twenty twenty-three

时间的表达

时间可以用12小时制或24小时制表达:

  • 3:00: three o’clock
  • 3:15: three fifteen / a quarter past three
  • 3:30: three thirty / half past three
  • 3:45: three forty-five / a quarter to four
  • 15:00: fifteen hundred hours

货币的表达

货币的读法是“数字 + 货币单位”:

  • $10: ten dollars
  • £5.50: five pounds fifty
  • ¥100: one hundred yuan
  • €20.75: twenty euros seventy-five

常见错误

  1. 混淆“four”和“forty”:40的正确拼写是“forty”,不是“fourty”。
  2. 序数词后缀错误:如“fifth”不是“fiveth”,“ninth”不是“nineth”。
  3. 分数表达错误:如“two thirds”不能写成“two third”。
  4. 年份读法错误:如“2001”应读作“two thousand and one”,而不是“twenty oh one”。

练习与应用

要熟练掌握数目的英文表达,可以多做练习,

How to Write Numbers in English Words?-图4

  • 用英文写购物清单,标注价格。
  • 朗读电话号码和日期。
  • 用英文描述时间、年龄、数量等。

掌握数目的英文表达不仅能提升语言能力,还能避免日常交流中的误解,无论是学习、工作还是旅行,正确的数字表达都至关重要。

英语数字的表达方式虽然有一定规律,但部分单词需要特别记忆,多听、多读、多练习,才能在实际运用中更加自如。

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