late 14c., eleventhe, superseding earlier ellefte (c. 1300), enlefte (early 13c.), from Old English endleofta; see eleven + -th (1). Eleventh hour "last moment, just before it is too late" is in Old English, from the parable of the laborers in the vineyard (Matt. xx:1-16); as an adjective by 1829.
权威例句
1. He raised the binoculars again and zeroed in on an eleventh-floor room.
他再一次举起双筒望远镜,瞄准了11层的一个房间。
2. He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour.
他在最后时刻推迟了行程。
3. This church was built in the eleventh century.
这座教堂修建于11世纪。
4. Their plan was called off at the eleventh hour.
他们的计划在最后时刻被取消了.
5. China is the host of The Eleventh Asian Olympic Games.