12 十二 There are only twelve of these rare animals left. 这些珍稀动物只剩下十二只了。 twelve of Sweden’s top financial experts 12名瑞典顶级金融专家 Twenty people were invited but only twelve turned up. 邀请了20个人,但只有12个人来了。 Can you lend me twelve dollars? 你能借我12美元吗? a twelve-month contract 十二个月的合同 Look at page twelve. 看第十二页。 Twelve and three is fifteen. 十二加三等于十五。 Two twelves are twenty-four. 两个十二是二十四。 I can't read your writing—is this meant to be a twelve? 我看不懂你写的东西——这应该是12吗? The bulbs are planted in nines and twelves (= groups of nine or twelve). 球茎分成九瓣和十二瓣种植。 We moved to America when I was twelve (= twelve years old). 我十二岁时,我们搬到了美国。 Shall we meet at twelve (= at twelve o'clock), then? 那我们十二点钟见面好吗?
Word OriginOld English twelf(e), from the base of two + a second element (probably expressing the sense ‘left over’); of Germanic origin and related to Dutch twaalf and German zwölf. Compare with eleven.