| 单词 | quarter century |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquarter century quarter century n. ΚΠ 1818 ‘T. Brown’ Brighton I. 138 He has found nobility without dignity... This has been the case with more lords than one of the last quarter century. 1859 E. C. Gaskell Fear for Future in Fraser's Mag. Feb. 244/2 There are other changes..that have taken place within this quarter century, to which all my philosophy is unable to reconcile me. 1920 H. G. Wells Outl. Hist. xxix. 265/2 The opening quarter century of the Christian era was troubled by a usurper. 1979 Bookseller 23 June 2818/1 The Warsaw Bookfair continues towards its quarter century. 2001 B. Sloan I watched Wild Hog eat my Baby i. 23 The subtle changes that have taken place in ‘responsible journalism’ over the past quarter century. < as lemmas |
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