fourth

四番目の、第四の

順番で三番目の後、五番目の前に来る。

やさしい英語で： Coming after the third and before the fifth in a series.

• Our flat is on the fourth floor.
• She finished in fourth place.
• This is the fourth time you have called today.

よく使う表現： fourth place, fourth floor, fourth time, fourth birthday

四分の一

全体を四つに等しく分けたうちの一つ。

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

• I ate a fourth of the cake.
• Three fourths of the room was empty.
• One fourth is the same as a quarter.

使い方： a fourth of something (A fourth of the students walk to school.)

類義語： quarter

よく使う表現： one fourth, a fourth of, three fourths

四番目、四人目

順番で最初の三人または三つの後に来る人や物。

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

• Three guests arrived; the fourth was late.
• I liked the first three books, but the fourth disappointed me.
• We need a fourth to join our card game.

よく使う表現： the fourth, a fourth, fourth in line