1、分子用基数词;分母用序数词。如:
1/3: one-third
1/2: one-second
2、分子为基数词复数时;分母的序数词为复数形式。如:
2/5: two-fifths
9/10: nine-tenths
3、分数修饰的名词在句子中作主语时,谓语动词是用单数还是复数取决于名词,即与名词保持一致。如:
Only one-fifth of air consists of oxygen. 氧气只占空气的五分之一。
扩展资料:
双语例句
The centimeter is one-tenth of the decimeter or one-hundredth of the meter. 厘米是分米的十分之一,或者说是米的百分之一。
However, the number of the boys will be less than a third of the girls in the class. 但是班里男生的人数将比女生的三分之一更少。
About two thirds of the students are going to attend the meeting. 大约三分之二的学生都将参加会议。