单词 | century |
释义 | centurycenturiescenturycentury /ˈsentʃəri/ noun [countable] (plural centuries) a period of 100 years – used especially in datesCOLLOCATIONS: centuryadjectivesthe 14th/20th etc century (=in the 1300s/1900s etc)The church was built in the 13th century.bebuildthis century This has been the hottest summer this century.havebehotthe last/next century He was writing at the beginning of the last century.bewritebeginthe early 20th century (=1900 – 1910)the major historical events of the early twentieth centuryeventthe mid 20th century (=1940 – 1960)the late 20th century (=1989 – 1999)nouns + centurythe beginning/end of the centuryShe was born at the end of the 19th century.bethe turn of the century (=the time when a new century begins)The book was written at the turn of the century.bewrite |
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