century

【发音】

美 /'sɛntʃəri/ 英 /ˈsentʃərɪ/

【翻译】

1. n.世纪；百年

   英释:one of the 100-year periods measured from before or after the year of Christ’s birth

【短语】

1. the twentieth century : 20世纪

2. turn of the century : 世纪之交；19世纪与20世纪转换交替时期；19世纪末20世纪初

3. century park : 世纪公园

4. century hotel : 世纪酒店（电影名称，酒店名称）

5. the fifth century : 5世纪

6. quarter century : 四分之一世纪

【例句】

1. the story of life on a small farm at the turn of the century

   讲述世纪初一个小农场生活的故事

【真题例句】

1. (2017.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...I'd like to get back to the 18th century and perhaps in colonial America in Yankee new England where one of my ancestors lived...

2. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...The classic Greek tragedies of the fifth century...

3. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...most of the colored people migrated to Piedmont at the turn of the 20th century to work at the paper mill...

4. (2013.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Half a century later GM is a typical example of poor management...

5. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...When the frontier vanished about a century ago...

6. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 文本题)...Tea drinking was introduced to Japan in the 6th century while it had not been introduced into Europe or America until the 17th and 18th centuries...

7. (2008.6 • CET4 • • 写作题)...21st century has brought with it an unprecedented variety of recreational activities ranging from traditional outdoor activities such as playing ball games to all kinds of online ones...

8. (2008.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen - the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked...