Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #407
century
世纪；一百年
A period of one hundred years.
- 1.
A period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.
一百年的连续时期；通常指具有惯例起止日期的编号时期,如二十世纪,严格来说从1901年到2000年,或非正式地从1900年到1999年。公元一世纪是从1年到100年
- 2.
a period of 100 years
100年的时期
- 3.
A unit in ancient Roman army, originally of one hundred army soldiers as part of a cohort, later of more varied sizes (but typically containing sixty to seventy or eighty) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a centurion.
古罗马军队的一个单位,最初由一百名士兵组成,作为一个大队的一部分,后来规模更为多样(但通常包含六十到七十或八十名)士兵或其他人员(如警卫、警察、消防员),由百夫长指挥
- 4.
ten 10s
十个10
- 5.
A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.
古罗马的一个政治分区,在百人大会中集会
- 6.
A hundred things of the same kind; a hundred.
一百个同类事物；一百
- 7.
A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.
单个球员在一局中得的一百分,或两个球员在合作中得的一百分
- 8.
A score of one hundred points.
一百分的得分
- 9.
A race a hundred units (as meters, kilometres, miles) in length.
长度为一百单位(如米、公里、英里)的比赛
百分（板球比赛中一局所得100分）；一百分（比赛的得分）；一百米（或英里等）赛跑；一百个（人或物）；百人队（古罗马军队的编制）
In use
The 20th century saw many technological advances.
We hope to achieve this goal within the next century.
This building has stood for over a century.
in the [ordinal] century
表示某个世纪内的事件或时期。
This building was constructed in the 19th century.
这座建筑建于19世纪。
a century of [noun]
强调一段长时间的特定特征。
It has been a century of technological progress.
这是一个技术进步的世纪。
over the centuries
表示跨越多个世纪的过程。
The language has evolved over the centuries.
Connections
Collocations
- 20th century
- 20世纪
- The 20th century saw many technological advancements.20世纪见证了许多技术进步。
- turn of the century
- 世纪之交
- This building was built at the turn of the century.这栋建筑建于世纪之交。
- half a century
- 半个世纪
- They have been married for half a century.他们结婚已有半个世纪。
- century-old
- 百年历史的
- They live in a century-old house.他们住在一栋百年老屋里。
- century of peace
- 一个世纪的和平
- The region enjoyed a century of peace.该地区享有一个世纪的和平。
- over the centuries
Learner notes
Memory Tip
century 中的 cent 表示百，记住它是百年。
Context & Register
通常用于表示一百年的时间段，在历史、年代等正式或中性语境中使用。
Grammar Note
常与序数词连用表示具体世纪，如the 21st century
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-ury' but have different vowel sounds; none rhyme with 'century'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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