circa

cir·ca /ˈsɜːkə $ ˈsɜːr-/ prepositionprep formal

APPROXIMATELYused before a date to show that something happened close to but not exactly on that date 大约，左右〔用于日期前〕 SYN around

manuscripts dating from circa 1100

写于约公元 1100 年的手稿

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Examples from the Corpus

circa• The manuscripts date from circa 1100 B.C.• a Robert Adam mansion, built circa 1778• The picture shows Tsar Nicholas, circa 1914.

Origin circa

(1800-1900) Latin circum; CIRCUM-

单词	circa
释义	circa cir·ca /ˈsɜːkə $ ˈsɜːr-/ prepositionprep formal APPROXIMATELYused before a date to show that something happened close to but not exactly on that date 大约，左右〔用于日期前〕 SYN around manuscripts dating from circa 1100 写于约公元 1100 年的手稿 ► see thesaurus at approximate Examples from the Corpus circa• The manuscripts date from circa 1100 B.C.• a Robert Adam mansion, built circa 1778• The picture shows Tsar Nicholas, circa 1914. Origin circa (1800-1900) Latin circum; CIRCUM-
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