century

英[ˈsentʃəri] 美[ˈsentʃəri]
近义词hundred
  • n. 世纪,百年;(板球运动中的)一百分

考研BEC

词态变化


复数: centuries;

双语例句


1. The first British attempt to colonize Ireland was in the twelfth century.
英国最早尝试在爱尔兰开拓殖民地是在12世纪。
2. The brooch dates back to the fourth century BC.
这枚胸针的历史可以追溯到公元前4世纪。
3. The greatest polemicist of the 20th century must be Leon Trotsky.
20世纪最了不起的辩论家非列昂·托洛茨基莫属。
4. Why were spices so highly valued in late 15th-century Europe?
为什么香料在15世纪末期的欧洲如此贵重?
5. The eighteenth-century Admiralty had few coercive powers over its officers.
18世纪的英国海军部对其军官没有什么强制力。

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