| 单词 | century |
| 释义 | century /sen"cheuh ree/, n. , pl. centuries. 1. a period of 100 years. 2. one of the successive periods of 100 years reckoned forward or backward from a recognized chronological epoch, esp. from the assumed date of the birth of Jesus. 3. any group or collection of 100: a century of limericks. 4. (in the ancient Roman army) a company, consisting of approximately 100 men. 5. one of the voting divisions of the ancient Roman people, each division having one vote. 6. (cap.) Print. a style of type. 7. Slang. a hundred-dollar bill; 100 dollars. 8. Sports. a race of 100 yards or meters, as in track or swimming, or of 100 miles, as in bicycle racing. 9. Cricket. a score of at least 100 runs made by one batsman in a single inning. [1525-35; < L centuria unit made up of 100 parts, esp. company of soldiers, equiv. to cent(um) 100 + -uria, perh. extracted from decuria DECURY] |
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