English Dictionary

two-fifths

名詞

不可算名詞

Two of five equal parts (2/5, ⅖, 0.4).

日本語の意味

全体を5等分したうちの2つ分、すなわち全体の2/5の割合を示す表現。 / 分数として表す場合、五分の二（ごぶんのに）と読む。

She allocated two-fifths of the budget to research.

彼女は予算の5分の2を研究に割り当てた。

意味（1）

Two of five equal parts (2/5, ⅖, 0.4).

It provides for the sale of four-fifths of certain land, while the mortgagor owned only two-fifths, and the decree was so drawn as to lead to an inference that the intention was that a two-fifths interest belonging to the plaintiff should be sold in connection with the mortgagor's interest.