Old English fiftyne, from fif "five" (see five) + tyne (see -teen). Cognate with Old Saxon fiftein, Old Frisian fiftine, Old Norse fimtan, Swedish femton, Dutch vijftien, German fünfzehn, Gothic fimftaihun "fifteen." French quinze, Italian quindici "fifteen" are from Latin quindecim (from quinque "five;" see quinque-; + -decim (see -teen). The number of players forming a side in rugby.
实用例句
1. Fifteen-year-old Danny is on the run from a local authority home.
15岁的丹尼从地方当局的收容所逃跑了。
来自柯林斯例句
2. They had left school at fifteen and were quite untutored in writing.
他们15岁就辍学了，几乎未接受过正式的写作训练。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The incident brings the total of people killed to fifteen.
这次事故使死亡总人数达到15人。
来自柯林斯例句
4. They saw a squadron of fifteen motorcycle policemen driving in V-formation.
他们看见15名警察骑着摩托车排成V字形前行。
来自柯林斯例句
5. In the basement fifteen employees are busy making bespoke coats.
