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be a centurion
centurion 是可数名词，指古罗马军队中统领一百名士兵的军官；复数形式为 centurions。
He was a centurion in the Roman army.
他是罗马军队中的一名百人队队长。
百人队队长
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百人队队长
leader of 100 soldiers in ancient Rome
He was a centurion in the Roman army.
他是罗马军队中的一名百人队队长。
百分得分手
A player who scores a century.
The centurion ordered his soldiers to advance.
百人队队长命令他的士兵前进。
In the museum, we saw the armor of a Roman centurion.
在博物馆里，我们看到了一个罗马百人队队长的盔甲。
The centurion carried a short sword and a shield.
百人队队长携带一把短剑和一面盾牌。
centurion 是可数名词，指古罗马军队中统领一百名士兵的军官；复数形式为 centurions。
He was a centurion in the Roman army.
他是罗马军队中的一名百人队队长。
Not this
The centurion is a period of 100 years.
Use this
The century is a period of 100 years.
centurion 意为“百人队队长”，指古罗马军官；表示“一百年”应用 century，两者词形相似但意思不同。
Not this
There were many centurion in the Roman army.
Use this
There were many centurions in the Roman army.
centurion 是可数名词，复数形式为 centurions；在 many 后必须用复数，中文没有名词复数变化，容易漏加 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
罗马百夫长
A Roman centurion commanded a century of soldiers.
一名罗马百夫长指挥一支百人队。
成为百夫长
After years of loyal service, he became a centurion.
经过多年的忠诚服役，他成为了一名百夫长。
在百夫长手下
The recruits trained under a centurion known for strict discipline.
新兵在一名以纪律严明著称的百夫长手下训练。
百夫长和他的士兵
A centurion and his men guarded the city gate.
一位百夫长和他的士兵守卫着城门。
Use centurion naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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centurion 里的 cent 就像‘一百’，联想成带领一百名士兵的队长。
语域：formal 常见场景：历史文献、军事史、古典学、古罗马题材影视或文学 centurion 通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在历史、军事或古典学相关文本中；日常口语里不常用。
特指古罗马军队的百人队队长，非现代军衔。
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