decade
/ˈdekeɪd/noun
1
- a period of ten years十年时间, 十年。
1.1
- a period of ten years beginning with a year ending in 0（以尾数为"0"的年份开始的）十年, 十年期。
2
- a set, series, or group of ten, in particular十个组成的一套（或一系列、一组）尤指：
2.1
- each of the five divisions of each chapter of the rosary《玫瑰经》各章五个组成部分之一。
2.2
- a range of electrical resistances, frequencies, or other quantities spanning from one to ten times a base value十进：
power per decade of frequency.
每十进频率电量。
USAGE
There are two possible pronunciations for decade: one puts the stress on the dec- while the other puts the stress on the -cade （sounds like decayed）. The second pronunciation is disapproved of by some traditionalists but is now regarded as a standard, acceptable alternative.
派生词
decadal
adjective词源
late Middle English (denoting each of ten parts of a literary work)： via Old French and late Latin from Greek deka 'ten'. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th cent.