two and a half (2.5)
two and a half hours
2時間半
at two-and-a-half times ~
~の2.5倍で
second to last(最後から2番目)
In the list of industrialized nations, the United States is second to last, above Latvia.─ 週刊ST2007-11-22
関連用語
- industrialized countries[nations] – 工業先進国(複数形で言うなら正確には先進工業諸国かな)
- developed countries[nations] – 先進国
- developing countries[nations] – 発展途上国
developed, developing は advanced, advancing と言い換えることもできます。
an increasing number of ~ (多くの~が)
The United Nations has said an increasing number of fighters want peace.─ 週刊ST