单词 | quinquennial |
释义 | quinquennial/kwɪŋˈkwɛnɪəl![]() adjective 1Recurring every five years: they conducted quinquennial reviews...
1.1Lasting for or relating to a period of five years.Thereafter came praetorship and consulship (though not all achieved these offices), and finally the quinquennial office of censor, the crown of a republican politician's career. DerivativesquinquenniallyOriginLate 15th century (in the sense 'lasting five years'): from Latin quinquennis (from quinque 'five' + annus 'year') + -al. |
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