序数词用法问题Venus is now eleventh in the world,and her younger sister Serena has moved up to third.该句中为什么eleventh和third前不用冠词?

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序数词用法问题
Venus is now eleventh in the world,and her younger sister Serena has moved up to third.
该句中为什么eleventh和third前不用冠词?

Answer 1

序数词前不用the的特例：
当表达考试（赛跑等）中获得的名次时,序数词前不用 the.即表达的是一种rank,这时的序数词有副词性质.Venus和Serena都是众神排行榜上的人物,这里表示的是一种rank品秩,因此没有加.
比如：We tried to arrive first but actually came second.