century

名词 century:

1. a period of 100 years
2. ten 10s
   同义词：hundred, 100, C, one C, centred

1. Botham made a century.
   博瑟姆得了一百分。
2. The atom bomb is the offspring of the 20th century physics.
   原子弹是20世纪物理学的产物。
3. The notion of a Channel Tunnel first saw the light of day more than a century ago.
   海峡隧道的构想在一百多年前就已提出。
4. Jane was counted among the greatest dancers of the century.
   简被视为本世纪最伟大的舞蹈家之一。
5. We have had two world wars in this century.
   本世纪我们已经经历了两次世界大战。
6. Many centuries have passed since that time.
   从那时起，几百年过去了。
7. We are living in the 21st century.
   我们生活在21世纪。
8. This book was written centuries ago.
   这本书是几百年前写的。

cen.tu.ry

n.（名词）
【复数】 cen.tu.ries
Abbr. C.,c.,cen.,cent.
缩写 C.,c.,cen.,cent.
A period of 00 years.
百年：一百年的时间段
Each of the successive periods of 00 years before or since the advent of the Christian era.
世纪：基督教纪元以前或以后的相连续的每个百年的时间段

A unit of the Roman army originally consisting of 00 men.
百人队：一种罗马军队的编制单位，最初由百人组成
One of the 93 electoral divisions of the Roman people.
罗马人93个选举分区之一
A group of 00 things.
由一百个事物组成的一组

来源：
Latin centuria [a group of a hundred]
拉丁语 centuria [百个一组]
from centum [hundred] * see dekô
源自 centum [百] *参见 dekô

【引伸】
cen.turylong.
adj.（形容词）