单词	century
释义	century noun cen·​tu·​ry ˈsen(t)-sh(ə-)rē  plural centuries 1 : a period of 100 years a company that has been in business for more than a century specifically : one of the 100-year divisions of the Christian era or of the preceding period of human history the third century A.D./B.C the 18th century 2 : a group, sequence, or series of 100 like things 3 a : a subdivision of the Roman legion b : a voting unit of ancient Rome constituted according to property qualifications 4 : a race over a hundred units (such as yards, miles, or meters) Example Sentences It took more than a century to complete the cathedral. The pottery dates back to the sixth century B.C.E. When the prince got married, it was called the wedding of the century. Recent Examples on the Web Temperatures will settle back to around the century mark by Monday. Matthew Cappucci, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 Large portions of central Oregon and Washington will see temperatures pass the century mark Friday and Saturday, before cooling off next week. Judson Jones, CNN, 29 July 2022 Newark hit the century mark for five consecutive days ending Sunday, the longest such streak on record, although there are questions about whether its temperature readings are reliable. Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 25 July 2022 Daytime highs will surpass the 90s each day and even eclipse the century mark in the Columbia River Gorge and Columbia River Basin, the Weather Service said. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 25 July 2022 Soviet Ukraine was a key hub for electricity generation through giant hydroelectric turbines along the Dnipro River early in the 20th century and nuclear power later in the century. Joe Parkinson, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022 African sculpture was scarcely accessible to Black Americans of the early twentieth century, except through white collectors who often had agendas of their own. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2022 After century phylloxera louse decimated vineyards throughout the world in the 18th century, such grafting solved this international problem. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 24 July 2022 Dubuque has weathered the economic transformations of the late twentieth century comparatively well. Ben Jacobs, The New Republic, 28 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin centuria, irregular from centum hundred First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing century the turn of the century century plant the turn of the century century plant Kids Definition century noun cen·​tu·​ry ˈsen-chə-rē  ˈsench-rē plural centuries : a period of 100 years
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