cardinal number
US /ˈkɑːrdɪnəl ˈnʌmbər/
UK /ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl ˈnʌm.bər/
名詞
基數
a number denoting quantity, such as one, two, three, etc., as opposed to an ordinal number (first, second, third, etc.).
範例:
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In the sentence 'There are three apples,' 'three' is a cardinal number.
在句子「有三個蘋果」中，「三」是一個基數。
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The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are all examples of cardinal numbers.
數字1、2、3、4、5都是基數的例子。
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