forty
英 ['fɔːtɪ]
美['fɔrti]
- n. 四十
- adj. 四十的；四十个的
中文词源
forty 四十
for,同four. -ty,同 ten.
英英释意
- 1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
英文词源
- forty (n.)
- early 12c., feowerti, from Old English feowertig, Northumbrian feuortig "forty," from feower "four" (see four) + tig "group of ten" (see -ty (1)). Compare Old Saxon fiwartig, Old Frisian fiuwertich, Dutch veertig, Old High German fiorzug, German vierzig, Old Norse fjorir tigir, Gothic fidwor tigjus.
[T]he number 40 must have been used very frequently by Mesha's scribe as a round number. It is probably often used in that way in the Bible where it is remarkably frequent, esp. in reference to periods of days or years. ... How it came to be so used is not quite certain, but it may have originated, partly at any rate, in the idea that 40 years constituted a generation or the period at the end of which a man attains maturity, an idea common, it would seem, to the Greeks, the Israelites, and the Arabs. ["The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia," James Orr, ed., Chicago, 1915]
Forty winks "short sleep" is attested from 1821; in early use associated with, and perhaps coined by, English eccentric and lifestyle reformer William Kitchiner M.D. (1775-1827). Forty-niner in U.S. history was an adventurer to California (usually from one of the eastern states) in search of fortune during the gold rush of 1849.
考试真题
- Forty-eight of the students received instruction in study skills only, whereas the others attended a combination of study skills sessions and classes in which they learned about the growth mind-set and how to apply it to schoolwork.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- One free social networking website turned out to successful because it limited each posting to one hundred and forty characters.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
- I have enough trouble delivering bikes to shops only forty miles away, never mind five thousand miles.
2017年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section A
- In the United States, up to forty percent of all food goes uneaten, despite the fact that one in seven American households lacks regular access to good food.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section A
- Your working life lasts an average of forty years, so it's important to find a job you like and feel enthusiastic about.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C
- I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his graduation from high school and remained the same caring person I met forty years before.
2017年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文
- The explosion had left a hole more than forty miles across—much too huge to be seen from anywhere at ground level.
2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- They have lowered their co-levels in forty cities.
2014年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 选项
- It is difficult to the point of impossibility for the average reader under the age of forty to imagine a time when high-quality arts criticism could be found in most big-city newspapers.
出自-2010年考研阅读原文
词组搭配
forty winks
(informal)a short sleep or nap, especially during the day
(非正式)（尤指白天）小睡
实用场景例句
- He was a big man in his forties, smartly dressed in a suit and tie.
- 他是一个四十多岁的高大男子，穿西装打领带，看上去很精神。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Steel cans were introduced sometime during the forties.
- 钢罐是 20 世纪 40 年代时开始使用的。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- With the chill factor, it's nearly minus forty here.
- 加上风寒指数, 气温接近零下40度.
《简明英汉词典》
- I don't know the exact number of people who have been invited but off the top of my head I should think there will be about forty.
- 我不知道被邀请者的确切人数,但不用思索,我认为会有40人左右.
《简明英汉词典》
- He looked backward ( s ) forty years.
- 他回顾到四十年前.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The winning car reached a speed of forty miles —— much faster than any of its rivals.
- 获胜的那辆车的时速达到40英里——比它的任何竞争者要快得多.
《用法词典》
- Life begins at forty.
- [谚]人生始于四十.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Forty years have passed away since they met.
- 他们相识至今已40年了.
《简明英汉词典》
- She is forty or thereabout ( s ).
- 她四十岁 上下.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- He's forty but looks much younger.
- 他长得后生,看不出是40岁的人.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Forty is a whole number.
- 40是个整数.
《简明英汉词典》
- He thought I was nearly forty, but I soon put the record straight.
- 他认为我已近40岁了, 但我及时对此作了更正.
《简明英汉词典》
- She was somewhat inclined to fat after forty.
- 四十岁以后她有点发胖了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- We catered for forty but only twenty came.
- 我们准备了40客饭菜,但只来了20个人.
《简明英汉词典》
- The ferry hikeed the fare to forty cents.
- 船费涨到40美分.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- We catch for forty but only twenty came.
- 我们准备了40个客人的饭菜,但只来了20个人.
《简明英汉词典》
- I'll feel much better when I've had forty winks.
- 我打个盹就会感到好得多。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- More than forty armoured vehicles carrying troops have been sent into the area.
- 载着部队官兵的40多辆装甲车被派往该地区。
柯林斯例句
- I keep remembering Hannah Pakula's immortal line: "Hollywood is no place for a woman over forty with a library card."
- 我一直谨记汉娜·帕库拉的名言：“好莱坞不是年过四十手拿图书证的女人呆的地方。”
柯林斯例句
- I was forty, the age when people take stock and change their lives.
- 我已年届不惑，到了该全面审视自己并改变生活的年龄了。
柯林斯例句
- He had reason to be pleased with himself, since he was one of only seven out of forty candidates who were successful.
- 他有理由沾沾自喜，因为他是40个候选人里仅有的7名成功者之一。
柯林斯例句
- It only takes forty seconds.
- 只需40秒。
柯林斯例句
- About forty prisoners are still barricaded inside the wrecked buildings.
- 仍有大约40名囚犯被困在严重损毁的建筑物中。
柯林斯例句
- Forty members of the governing Conservative party rebelled, voting against the government line.
- 执政的保守党有40名党员倒戈，投票反对政府的方针。
柯林斯例句
- Over the past forty years plastics have revolutionised the way we live.
- 在过去的40年中，塑料彻底改变了我们的生活方式。
柯林斯例句
- After forty years in the police force nothing much shocks me.
- 在警队呆了40年后，我对什么都见怪不怪了。
柯林斯例句
- Up to forty per cent of the students had overstayed their visas.
- 高达40%的学生签证均已过期。
柯林斯例句