the number equivalent to the product of three and ten; ten less than forty; 30(Roman numeral: xxx or XXX.) 三十;三十个(罗马数字:xxx 或 XXX.) thirty or forty years ago. 三四十年前。 thirty were hurt. 有30人受伤。 thirty of her school friends. 她的30位校友。 ■(thirties)the numbers from thirty to thirty-nine, especially the years of a century or of a person's life 三十几;三十多年代;三十几岁 a woman in her thirties. 一个三十多岁的女人。 she was a famous actress in the thirties. 她是30年代的著名演员。 ■thirty years old 三十岁 I've got a long way to go before I'm thirty. 我离30岁还早着呢。 ■thirty miles an hour 时速三十英里 doing about thirty. 开车时速约30英里。 ■a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by thirty (衣服等商品的)三十号
Old English thrītig (see three, -ty). The spelling with initial thi- is recorded in literature in the 15th cent., and has been the prevalent form since the 16th cent