constituting number six in a sequence; 6th 第六 her sixth novel. 她的第六部小说。 the sixth of the month. 本月6号。 to the original five categories we add a sixth. 在原先五个范畴的基础上,我们加上了第六个。
(a sixth/one sixth)each of six equal parts into which something is or may be divided 六分之一 a sixth of the total population. 总人口的1/6。 ■the sixth finisher or position in a race or competition (比赛或竞赛的)第六名;第六位 he could only finish sixth. 他只得了第六名。 ■(chiefly Brit.)the sixth form of a school or college (主英)六年级 ■sixthly (used to introduce a sixth point or reason) 第六(用来引出第六个要点或原因) sixth, given all the facts there is no logical reason why we can't make a decision. 第六,假如有这一切事实,逻辑上我们没有理由不做出决定。 ■(Music)an interval spanning six consecutive notes in a diatonic major or minor scale, e.g. C to A (major sixth) or A to F (minor sixth) (乐)六度音程 ■(Music)the note which is higher by this interval than the tonic of a scale or root of a chord (乐)六度音