century 详细解释

century

['sentʃuri]

n.百年, 世纪
adj.百年的

n.[C]

1. 世纪; 一百年

We live in the twentieth century.

我们生活在二十世纪。

2. 【板】(尤指一个运动员在同一局取得的)一百分

词形变化

形容词: centurylong | 名词复数: centuries |

词义辨析

同义:

n.百年, 一个世纪

centenary  one hundred years  ten decades

n.时代

period  era  Age  time  

同义参见:

year  

英英释义

名词 century:

a period of 100 years

ten 10s

同义词：hundred, 100, C, one C, centred

补充

centurycentury英:[ˈsentʃuri] 美:[ˈsɛntʃəri]n.1.100年, 一世纪The 5th century saw the end of the Roman Empire in the West.古罗马帝国灭亡于五世纪。The building is some centuries old.这座建筑已建有几个世纪了。2.100分He scored the most fantastic century I have ever witnessed.他所获得的100分是我所见过最好的。

例句

1. The drought there is the worst in a century.那个地方的干旱是百年以来最严重的。 2. a century of progress in science and technology科技进步的一百年 3. celebrated figures of the late eighteenth century18世纪末的著名人物 4. the fifth century B.C.E.公元前5世纪 5. a 17th-century merchant's house一幢17世纪商人的房子 6. a headline in 24 pt century bold24点世纪粗体标题 7. He scored the most fantastic century I have ever witnessed.他所得的一百分是我见到过最神奇的。 8. a century ago most people walked to work.一个世纪前，绝大多数人步行上班。 9. the fifteenth century.15世纪。 10. [as modifier]a twentieth-century lifestyle.一种20世纪的生活方式。 11. We live in the 21st century (= the period between the years 2000 and 2099).我们生活在21世纪（2000年至2099年这段时期） 12. People have been making wine in this area for centuries.几百年来人们一直在这个地区酿酒。 13. It took more than a century to complete the cathedral.这座大教堂的建造历时一百多年。 14. This photograph was taken half a century [=50 years] ago.这张照片是五十年前拍的。 15. The herb has been used to treat headaches for centuries. [=hundreds of years]数百年来这种草药一直用于治疗头疼。 16. a centuries-old tradition有着几百年历史的传统 17. "Millions of people celebrated the beginning of the 21st century on January 1, 2000."数百万人于2000年1月1日庆祝21世纪的到来。 18. the third century A.D.公元三世纪 19. The pottery dates back to the sixth century B.C.E.这件陶器可以追溯到公元前六世纪。 20. "When the prince got married, it was called the wedding of the century."王子大婚时，人们称之为世纪婚礼。

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