twentyとは

意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• Arabic numerals: 20 (see for numerical forms in other scripts)
• Roman numerals: XX

語源

From Middle English twenty, twenti, from 古期英語 twēntiġ (“twenty”, literally “two tens”), from Proto-Germanic *twaintigiwiz, *twai tigiwiz, an old compound of *twain- (“two”) +‎ *-tigaz (“group of ten”), equivalent to two + -ty, or twain + -ty. Cognate with Scots twenty, tuenty (“twenty”), West Frisian tweintich (“twenty”), Dutch twintig (“twenty”), German zwanzig (“twenty”), Danish tyve.

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈtwɛnti/, [ˈtw̥ɛ̃nti]
• (General American) enPR: twĕnʹtē, IPA^(key): /ˈtwɛnti/, [ˈtw̥ɛɾ̃i], /ˈtwɛni/, [ˈtw̥ɛ̃ɾ̃i]
• (parts of the 米国発音 かつ Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈtwʌn(t)i/, /ˈtwʊn(t)i/
• 韻: -ɛnti, -ʌnti

数詞

twenty

1. The cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.

派生語

同意語

派生した語

• Tok Pisin: twenti

名詞

twenty (複数形 twenties)

1. (colloquial) A banknote with a denomination of 20.

   The waiter’s face lit up when I gave him a twenty.

   • 2020 September 1, Tom Lamont, “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give または take)”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     The more a shop looks as though it trades in farthings and ha’pennies, the more tenners and twenties you can expect to hand over at the till.

2. (CB slang) 10-20 (location).

   What’s your twenty, good buddy?

   • 2012, Tom Dumont; Tony Kanal; Gwen Stefani, Settle Down‎^[2], Vevo, 0:54 from the start:

     What's your twenty? / Where's your brain? / Checking in to check you out / Concerned about your whereabouts

3. (Britain, historical, military) An old English division of infantry.