mid-12c., tenðe; see ten + -th (1). Replacing Old English teoða (West Saxon), teiða (Northumbrian), which is preserved in tithe. Compare Old Saxon tehando, Old Frisian tegotha, Dutch tiende, Old High German zehanto, German zehnte, Gothic taihunda. As a noun from c. 1200.
双语例句
1. The rebels were to have fully disbanded by June the tenth.
叛乱分子会在6月10日前全部解散。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Over a tenth of the population have secure, undemanding jobs.
超过1/10的人口拥有稳定且相对轻松的工作。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He bought her a diamond ring on their tenth wedding anniversary.
他们结婚10周年纪念,他给她买了一枚钻戒.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. The Parliament was prorogued to the tenth of February.
