late 14c., nyntenthe; from nineteen + -th (1); a replacement or modification of nigonteota, from Old English nigon-teoea. Nineteenth hole "bar-room in a golf clubhouse" is attested from 1901.
雙語例句
1. Modern linguistics emerged as a distinct field in the nineteenth century.
現代語言學在19世紀作為一個獨立的領域出現。
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2. The interior of the shop still retains a nineteenth-century atmosphere.
這家商店的內部裝修仍然保留著19世紀的風格。
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3. The nineteenth century witnessed a revolution in ship design and propulsion.
19世紀船舶設計和船舶動力領域發生了重大的變革。
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4. Such disputes multiplied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
這類糾紛在18和19世紀大量增多。
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5. Nineteenth-century Britain was a class-conscious society.