英语词汇“century”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	century
释义	century century /ˈsen.tʃ^ər.i/ noun [C] 1 A2 a period of 100 years: » The city centre has scarcely changed in over a century.» This sculpture must be centuries old.» Her medical career spanned half a century.→ _COMPARE MILLENNIUM(Cf. ↑millennium)Thesaurus⁺: ↑Decades, centuries and the millennium 2 F0 a period of 100 years counted from what is believed to be the year of the birth of Jesus Christ: » Rome was founded in the eighth century BC (= before Christ).» He's an expert on 15th-century Italian art.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Decades, centuries and the millennium 3 F0 a score of 100 runs in cricket Thesaurus⁺: ↑Cricket , ↑General terms used in ball sports the turn of the century 4 F0 the time when one century ends and another begins: » The museum reopened at the turn of the century.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Decades, centuries and the millennium • • • Extra Examples:» Life in the 19th century was very different from what it is now.» Peru was colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century.» She was probably the most highly educated prime minister of this century.» For centuries, Native Americans traded with European settlers.» For more than half a century, the reassuring tones of BBC newscasters have informed British television viewers about world events.
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