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

100 years is called a century. The computer, the television, and video games were all invented in the twentieth century. People are now wondering what the twenty-first century holds for us.

The noun century comes from the Latin word centuria, which was a group of 100, particularly a group of 100 Roman soldiers (one of 16 such groups in a Roman legion). The word today still can refer to 100 of something. In sports, a century is a score of 100 in a game of cricket. A race of 100 yards or 100 miles is also sometimes called a century. In slang, century can also mean a 100 dollar bill.

WORD FAMILY

century: centuries

USAGE EXAMPLES

Sunday afternoons in Century Link Field are akin to Sunday mornings in church.

Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017)

For most of the 20th Century the pub's official name was The York Minster.

BBC(Jan 02, 2017)

This regular season finale provided fresh torture for a franchise that hasn’t found consistent success in a quarter century.

Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017)

1n a period of 100 years

Hypo|Hyper

quattrocento

the 15th century in Italian art and literature

twentieth century

the century from 1901 to 2000

period, period of time, time period

an amount of time

2n ten 10s

Syn|Hyper

100, C, hundred, one C

large integer

an integer equal to or greater than ten

单词	century
释义	century (once / 41 pages) n 100 years is called a century. The computer, the television, and video games were all invented in the twentieth century. People are now wondering what the twenty-first century holds for us. The noun century comes from the Latin word centuria, which was a group of 100, particularly a group of 100 Roman soldiers (one of 16 such groups in a Roman legion). The word today still can refer to 100 of something. In sports, a century is a score of 100 in a game of cricket. A race of 100 yards or 100 miles is also sometimes called a century. In slang, century can also mean a 100 dollar bill. WORD FAMILY century: centuries USAGE EXAMPLES Sunday afternoons in Century Link Field are akin to Sunday mornings in church. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) For most of the 20th Century the pub's official name was The York Minster. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) This regular season finale provided fresh torture for a franchise that hasn’t found consistent success in a quarter century. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a period of 100 years Hypo\|Hyper quattrocento the 15th century in Italian art and literature twentieth century the century from 1901 to 2000 period, period of time, time period an amount of time 2n ten 10s Syn\|Hyper 100, C, hundred, one C large integer an integer equal to or greater than ten
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