12 十二 There are only twelve of these rare animals left. 這些珍稀動物只剩下十二只了。 twelve of Sweden’s top financial experts 12名瑞典頂級金融專家 Twenty people were invited but only twelve turned up. 邀請了20個人,但只有12個人來了。 Can you lend me twelve dollars? 你能借我12美元嗎? a twelve-month contract 十二個月的合同 Look at page twelve. 看第十二頁。 Twelve and three is fifteen. 十二加三等於十五。 Two twelves are twenty-four. 兩個十二是二十四。 I can't read your writing—is this meant to be a twelve? 我看不懂你寫的東西——這應該是12嗎? The bulbs are planted in nines and twelves (= groups of nine or twelve). 球莖分成九瓣和十二瓣種植。 We moved to America when I was twelve (= twelve years old). 我十二歲時,我們搬到了美國。 Shall we meet at twelve (= at twelve o'clock), then? 那我們十二點鐘見面好嗎?
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.