
n.百年;世紀(jì)
adj.百年的
Many centuries have passed since that time. 從那時(shí)起,幾百年過(guò)去了。
He flourished in the early 18th century. 他在18世紀(jì)早期享有盛名。
The palace was built in the fifteenth century. 這宮殿建于十五世紀(jì)。
It was considered as the best novel of the century. 這本書是那個(gè)世紀(jì)最好的一部小說(shuō)。
century的基本意思有二:一是“百年”,指“100年”這段時(shí)間,二是指從耶穌的誕辰之日算起的每個(gè)百年,即“世紀(jì)”。
“二十一世紀(jì)”應(yīng)說(shuō)the 21st century, century前需用序數(shù)詞,并加定冠詞the;“十九世紀(jì)五十年代”應(yīng)說(shuō)the fifties of the nineteenth century。
this century或the century指“本世紀(jì)”; last century指“上個(gè)世紀(jì)”; the last century指“過(guò)去的一百年”; next century指“下個(gè)世紀(jì)”; the next century指“以后的一百年”,有時(shí)也指“下個(gè)世紀(jì)”。
century在體育用語(yǔ)中指棒球比賽中的“一百分”。