1.在某些习惯用语以及专用名词前。例如:
at first起先,first of all首先、第一,first or last迟早,
from first to last自始至终,First Lady(美国)总统夫人
2.序数词用作副词时。例如:
His name stands first>The Temple of Heaven was first built during the Ming dynasty. 天坛始建于明朝。
3.序数记号为名词所有格、物主代词或形容词等所限定时。例如:Fortunately for him,his father's second wife was kind to him too.他很幸运,他的继母对他也很慈爱。
My first impression of London is of rain and fog and people with umbrellas. 伦敦给我的第一印象就是雨、雾和带着伞的人们。
4.由序数词与名词构成的复合形容词。例如:
They are all second-raters. 他们都是些平庸之辈。
5.序数词用作名词复数时。例如:These are all firsts. 这些都是一等品。
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