Old English fiftig "fifty; a set of fifty," from fif "five" (see five) + -tig "group of ten" (see -ty (1)). Compare Old Frisian fiftich, Old Norse fimm tigir, Dutch vijftig, Old High German fimfzug, German fünfzig, Gothic fimf tigjus. U.S. colloquial fifty-fifty "in an even division" is from 1908.
雙語例句
1. The village is a settlement of just fifty houses.
這個(gè)村子里只住了50戶人。
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2. Forty or fifty women were sitting cross-legged on the ground.
四五十個(gè)女人盤腿坐在地上。
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3. He came to a halt at a crossroads fifty yards further on.
他在往前50碼遠(yuǎn)的十字路口停了下來。
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4. He is fifty and has been through two marriages.
他今年50歲，經(jīng)歷過兩次婚姻。
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5. Fifty civilians in Masawa were killed when government planes attacked the town.