late 14c., with -th (1), altering Middle English twelfte, from Old English twelfta, from twelf ((see twelve). The earlier form is cognate with Old Norse tolfti, Danish tolvte, Old Frisian twelefta, Dutch twaalfde, Old High German zwelifto, German zw?lfte .
As a noun meaning "a twelfth part," from 1550s. Twelfth Night is Old English twelftan niht "Twelfth Night," the eve of Epiphany, which comes twelve days after Christmas, formerly an occasion of social rites and a time of merrymaking.
雙語例句
1. The first British attempt to colonize Ireland was in the twelfth century.
英國最早嘗試在愛爾蘭開拓殖民地是在12世紀。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She is entitled to a twelfth of the cash.
她有權獲得這筆錢的1/12。
來自柯林斯例句
3. For her twelfth birthday, she asked for a chemistry set.
她要一個化學箱作她12歲生日的禮物.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. December is the twelfth month of the year.
12月是一年中的第12個月.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. As usual there will be the local and regional elections on June the twelfth.