third n. 1.〔the third〕第三。 2.第三者〔指人〕。 3.(時間或角度的)一秒的六十分之一。 4.〔the third〕(某月的)三日。 5.〔pl.〕【法律】歸遺孀所有的亡夫遺產的三分之一。 6.【音樂】第三音;三度音程;三度和音。 7.(汽車的)第三檔(速度)。 one third of the total 全體的三分之一。 two thirds 三分之二。 No third ever joined our conferences. 沒有第三者曾參加我們的會議。 a major third 【音樂】大三度。 a third sex 不男不女的人;搞同性關系的人;閹人。 adv. 坐三等車(艙)。
The Third Macedonian War (171?168 BC) was a war fought between Rome and King Perseus of Macedon. In 179 BC King Philip V of Macedon died and his talented and ambitious son, Perseus, took his throne.