1.在某些習慣用語以及專用名詞前。例如:
at first起先,first of all首先、第一,first or last遲早,
from first to last自始至終,First Lady(美國)總統夫人
2.序數詞用作副詞時。例如:
His name stands first>The Temple of Heaven was first built during the Ming dynasty. 天壇始建于明朝。
3.序數記號為名詞所有格、物主代詞或形容詞等所限定時。例如:Fortunately for him,his father's second wife was kind to him too.他很幸運,他的繼母對他也很慈愛。
My first impression of London is of rain and fog and people with umbrellas. 倫敦給我的第一印象就是雨、霧和帶著傘的人們。
4.由序數詞與名詞構成的復合形容詞。例如:
They are all second-raters. 他們都是些平庸之輩。
5.序數詞用作名詞復數時。例如:These are all firsts. 這些都是一等品。
(來源:網絡)