单词 | century |
释义 | century UK ['sen.tʃər.i] US [-tʃɚ-] noun countable ESSENTIAL ■a period of 100 years 一百年 •The city centre has scarcely changed in over a century.一百多年来市中心几乎没有变化。 •This sculpture must be centuries old.这座雕塑一定有好几百年历史了。 •Her medical career spanned half a century.她的从医生涯长达半个世纪。 Compare millennium ESSENTIAL ■a period of 100 years counted from what is believed to be the year of the birth of Jesus Christ 世纪 •Rome was founded in the eighth century BC (= before Christ).罗马建于西元前8世纪。 •He's an expert on fifteenth century Italian art.他是研究15世纪义大利艺术的专家。 ■a score of 100 runs in cricket (板球)100分the turn of the century ■the time when one century ends and another begins 世纪之交 •Queen Victoria died at the turn of the century.维多利亚女王逝世于世纪之交。 |
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