| 释义 |
cen·tu·ry
I. \ˈsench(ə)rē, -ri\ noun
(-es)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Latin centuria, irregular from centum hundred — more at hundred
1.
a. : a subdivision of the Roman legion
b. : a unit of 100 men
2.
a.
(1) : a group, sequence, or series of 100 like things
< a century of sonnets >
(2) : a score of 100 or more runs by one batsman in one inning of a cricket match
(3) : a work of 100 units
(4) : a division into hundreds
b. : 100 pounds sterling or a hundred-pound note
c. : $100 or a hundred-dollar bill
3. : a Roman voting unit constituted according to property qualifications
4. : a period of 100 years
< did a detailed study of the way people lived two centuries ago >
specifically : one of the 100-year divisions of the Christian era or of the preceding period
< the 19th century >
< the fourth century B.C. >
5. : a race over a distance of 100 units (as yards or miles)
II. adjective
: centennial |