cen·tu·ry
noun OPAL W
/ˈsentʃəri/
/ˈsentʃəri/
(plural centuries)
Idioms - a period of 100 years
100 年；百年 - A century ago, Valparaiso was the country's main port.
一个世纪前，瓦尔帕莱索是该国的主要港口。 - He was born more than a century after the death of Confucius.
他出生于孔子去世一个多世纪后。 - for centuries They have lived there for centuries.
他们在那里生活了几百年。 - over the centuries Their techniques have evolved over the centuries.
他们的技术在几百年间有所发展。 - through the centuries Those stories have been told again and again through the centuries.
几个世纪以来，这些故事被一再讲述。
Extra ExamplesTopics Timea1, Historya1- There have been orchards in this region for centuries.
几个世纪以来，该地区一直都有果园。 - a centuries-old custom
有着数百年传统的习俗 - a collection of paintings spanning four centuries
跨越 4 个世纪的绘画收藏品 - a marble floor worn smooth over the centuries
经过几个世纪被磨得光滑的大理石地面 - a tradition passed down through the centuries
几个世纪以来一直延续下来的传统 - A century ago, weavers and bricklayers in this working class district won some of the earliest strikes for the ten-hour day.
一百年前，在这个工人阶级聚集的地区，织布工人和瓦工们的一些早期罢工取得了胜利，争取到了十小时工作制。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- 19th
- 20th
- etc.
- …
- begin
- enter
- span
- …
- begin
- dawn
- continue
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- during the century
- for centuries
- in the … century
- …
- centuries old
- the turn of the century
- A century ago, Valparaiso was the country's main port.
- (abbreviation c, cent.)any of the periods of 100 years before or after the birth of Christ
世纪 - the twentieth century (= AD 1901–2000 or 1900–1999)
20 世纪 - during the second half of the fifteenth century
15 世纪下半叶 - eighteenth-century writers
18 世纪的作家 - the past/previous century
过去/上个世纪 - the beginning/middle/end of the century
本世纪初/本世纪中/本世纪末 - in the early years of the 17th century
17世纪初 - in the first quarter of the century
在本世纪的前四分之一 - the last decade of the 20th century
20世纪最后10年 - throughout the latter part of the 12th century
整个12世纪后半叶 - in a century He lived in the 16th century.
他生活在 16 世纪。 - in the early/late 20th century
20世纪初期/后期 - in the mid-nineteenth century
在十九世纪中叶 - The structure dates back to the 9th century.
该建筑的历史可以追溯到九世纪。 - By the close of this century another two billion people will have been born.
到本世纪末，将会有另外 20 亿人口出生。
Extra ExamplesTopics Timea1- America's influence on culture grew throughout the 20th century.
在整个 20 世纪，美国对文化的影响逐渐增强。 - As the 21st century dawned, the internet promised to reshape society.
在 21 世纪开始之际，因特网可望改变社会。 - As we enter the 21st century, the challenges facing our world seem overwhelming.
在我们进入 21 世纪之时，我们的世界面临着似乎难以抗拒的挑战。 - It was built in the 20th century.
它建于 20 世纪。 - Later centuries saw the development of a complex agricultural system.
在后来的几个世纪中，一个综合农业体系逐渐形成了。 - The 19th century witnessed the publication of many books on the history of art.
19 世纪出版了许多关于艺术史的书籍。 - The city's population doubled during the 19th century.
在 19 世纪这个城镇的人口翻了一番。 - a 17th-century building
17 世纪的建筑 - a celebration to welcome the new century
迎接新世纪到来的庆典
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- 19th
- 20th
- etc.
- …
- begin
- enter
- span
- …
- begin
- dawn
- continue
- …
- during the century
- for centuries
- in the … century
- …
- centuries old
- the turn of the century
- the twentieth century (= AD 1901–2000 or 1900–1999)
- (in cricket) a score of 100 runs by one player
（一个运动员所得的）100 分
Word Originlate Middle English originally referring to a company in the ancient Roman army, of a hundred men: from Latin centuria, from centum ‘hundred’. Sense (1) dates from the early 17th cent.
Idioms
the turn of the century/year
- the time when a new century/year starts
世纪之交；新年伊始；辞旧迎新之际 - It was built at the turn of the century.
这是在世纪之交修建的。 - The team are unbeaten since the turn of the year.
球队自年初以来保持不败。
- It was built at the turn of the century.