| 释义 |
century/ˈsentʃʊri/n. (pl. -ies) 1a a period of one hundred years 百年 b any of the centuries reckoned from the birth of Christ 世纪 twentieth century = 1901 － 2000 20 世纪; fifth century BC = 500 － 401 BC 公元前 5 世纪 2a a score etc. of a hundred in a sporting event, esp. a hundred runs by one batsman in cricket 100 分(体育运动得分，尤指板球击球手的得分) b a group of a hundred things 100 个物品 3a a company in the ancient Roman army, originally of 100 men (古罗马军队的)百人队 b an ancient Roman political division for voting (古罗马的选举分区)百人团 [Latin centuria from centum ‘hundred’]■ Usage 用法说明 Strictly speaking, since the first century ran from the year 1 － 100, the first year of a given century should be that ending in 01. However, in popular use this has been moved back a year, and so the twenty-first century will commonly be regarded as running from 2000 － 2099. 严格地说，由于公元 1 世纪是从公元 1 年至公元 100 年，某个世纪的第一年应该是以 01 为尾数的年份。然而，在人们普遍的使用中，每个世纪的第一年向后移了一年。所以 21 世纪通常被认为是公元 2000 至 2099 年。 |