equivalent to the product of three and three; one more than eight, or one less than ten; 9(Roman numeral: ixorIX.) 九; 九个(罗马数字:ix或IX.) nine European countries. 九个欧洲国家。 nine of the twelve members. 12个成员中的9个。 ■a group or unit of nine individuals 九个一组 ■nine years old 九岁 I was only nine. 那时我只有九岁。 ■nine o'clock 九点钟 it's ten to nine. 现在是九点差十分。 ■a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by nine (衣服等商品的)九号 ■a playing card with nine pips 九点的纸牌 ■(the Nine)(Greek Mythology)the nine Muses (希腊神话)缪斯九女神
常用词组 dressed to (或 英 up to) the nines
dressed very smartly or elaborately 打扮得非常漂亮
nine tenths
nearly all 几乎全部
nine times out of ten
on nearly every occasion; almost always 十之八九
语源
Old English nigon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch negen and German neun, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit nava, Latin novem, and Greek ennea