| 单词 | millennium |
| 释义 | millennium (once / 1537 pages) n A decade means ten years, a century means a hundred, and millennium means a thousand. Think: a decade of marriage, the new millennium. In Latin, in the Romance languages, and in the metric system, mille refers to a thousand. A millimeter is a thousandth of a meter, a milliliter a thousandth of a liter, a millennium is a thousand years. Think of the number "one million" as a thousand thousands, and you'll get the idea. WORD FAMILYmillennium: bimillennium, millenarian, millennia, millennial, millenniumism, millenniums+/bimillennium: bimillenial/millenarian: millenarianism, millenarians/millennial: millennially, postmillennial USAGE EXAMPLESThere were washboard abs and dad bods, tattooed torsos and blinding white chests that seemed as if they hadn’t seen the sun this millennium. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) They studied 300 specimens from different species spanning 400 million years to see how bones changed subtly over millennia. BBC(Dec 26, 2016) DNR says Millennium Bulk Terminals would need additional agency authorization for the project, noting that the state’s lease is with another party not with Millennium. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) 1n a span of 1000 years Syn|Hyper millenary period, period of time, time period an amount of time 2n the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) Syn|Hyper millenary anniversary, day of remembrance the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) 3n (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness Hyper doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
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