nth

英 [enθ]

美 [enθ]

adj.  (某事已发生多次，并强调其频繁性)第n个的，第n次的

BNC.34684 / COCA.24207

习惯用语

adj.

to the nth degree
• 极端地；非常地；极大程度上
  extremely; to an extreme degree

牛津词典

adj.

• （某事已发生多次，并强调其频繁性）第n个的，第n次的
  used when you are stating that sth is the last in a long series and emphasizing how often sth has happened
  1. It's the nth time I've explained it to you.
     这件事我已经向你解释过无数遍了。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (一系列事物中)第 n 次的，第 n 位的
  If you refer to the most recent item in a series of things as thenthitem, you are emphasizing the number of times something has happened.
  1. The story was raised with me for the nth time two days before the article appeared.
     在我第n次被问及这件事情的两天后，相关文章登了出来。
• PHRASE 极度地;极大程度上
  If something is doneto the nth degree, it is done to an extreme degree.
  1. Ned and I discussed everything to the nth degree...
     我和内德极为深入地讨论了每一件事。
  2. You're a risk-taker to the nth degree.
     你是个十足的冒险者。

英英释义

adj

• last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
  1. to the nth degree
  Synonym:n-th

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