// nth-child(2)
$('table tr td:nth-child(2)').css('background-color','red');
// :nth-child(2n) $('table tr td:nth-child(2n)').css('background-color','red');
// nth-child(2)
$('table tr td:nth-child(2)').css('background-color','red');
// :nth-child(2n) $('table tr td:nth-child(2n)').css('background-color','red');