eighth

八番目の、第八の

順番で八番目の位置にある。

やさしい英語で： In position number eight in a series.

• We live on the eighth floor.
• Today is her eighth birthday.
• He finished the race in eighth place.

類義語： 8th, VIIIth, VIII

よく使う表現： eighth floor, eighth birthday, eighth place

八分の一

全体を八つに等しく分けたうちの一つ。

やさしい英語で： One of eight equal parts of something.

• Cut the cake into eighths.
• An eighth of the class was absent.
• The line is an eighth of an inch wide.

使い方： an eighth of something (An eighth of the cake is enough for me.)

類義語： one eighth

よく使う表現： an eighth of something, one eighth, an eighth inch

八番目

順番で七番目の次に来る人や物。

やさしい英語で： The person or thing that comes after the seventh in a series.

• Seven runners finished before the eighth arrived.
• She was the eighth in line.
• I liked the first seven songs, but the eighth was dull.

よく使う表現： the eighth, an eighth, eighth in line