Tra từ third - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

third [third thirds] ordinal number, noun BrE [θɜːd] NAmE [θɜːrd]
ordinal number
3rd There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.

Word Origin:
Old English thridda, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch derde and German dritte, also to ↑three. The spelling thrid was dominant until the 16th cent. (but thirdda is recorded in Northumbrian dialect as early as the 10th cent.).
Idiom: ↑third time lucky

noun
1. each of three equal parts of sth
2. ~ (in sth) a level of university degree at British universities, that is lower than average
compare ↑first _n. (⁴), ↑second _n. (⁷)

Word Origin:
Old English thridda, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch derde and German dritte, also to ↑three. The spelling thrid was dominant until the 16th cent. (but thirdda is recorded in Northumbrian dialect as early as the 10th cent.).

Language Bank:
proportion
Describing fractions and proportions
▪ According to this pie chart, a third of ▪ students' leisure time is spent watching TV.
One in five ▪ hours is/are spent socializing.
▪ Socializing accounts for ▪ / makes up ▪ / comprises ▪ about 20% of leisure time.
▪ Students spend twice as much ▪ time playing computer games as doing sport.
Three times as many ▪ hours are spent playing computer games as reading.
▪ The figure for playing computer games is three times higher than ▪ the figure for reading.
The largest proportion of ▪ time is spent playing computer games.
note at ↑half
Synonyms at ↑consist
Language Banks at ↑expect, ↑fall, ↑illustrate, ↑increase

Example Bank:
•He divided the money into thirds.
•Most of the pupils' marks were in the upper third of the range.
•Over a third of people questioned said they would consider cosmetic surgery.
•Over a third of sales were made over the Internet.
•The discount is a third to a half of the full price.
•the last third of the novel

See also: ↑third time is the charm