a chiliad of + noun
表示“一千年之久”或“大量”。
A chiliad of years passed before the ruins were discovered.
一千年过去了，这些废墟才被发现。
一千
一组1000个事物,尤其是。；一千年
one thousand
一组1000个事物,尤其是。
A group of 1000 things, particularly
The old oak tree in the park has stood there for a chiliad.
公园里的那棵老橡树已经在那里矗立了一千年。
用法提示：这里的 chiliad 是名词，表示“一千年”这个时间段。
Historians believe this festival began more than a chiliad ago.
历史学家认为这个节日起源于一千多年前。
用法提示：chiliad 在此作名词，指“一千年”，与 ago 搭配表示时间。
A chiliad has passed since the stone bridge was first built.
自这座石桥最初建成以来，一千年已经过去了。
用法提示：chiliad 作名词，作句子的主语，指“一千年”的时长。
表示“一千年之久”或“大量”。
A chiliad of years passed before the ruins were discovered.
一千年过去了，这些废墟才被发现。
复数形式泛指多个千年或极大量。
Chiliads of stars filled the ancient sky.
无数星辰布满了远古的天空。
特指某个具体的千年时段。
The chiliad from 1000 to 2000 was a period of great change.
公元1000年到2000年的这一千年是巨变时期。
grammar · medium
易错句子It was a chiliad years ago.
正确表达It was a thousand years ago.
chiliad 是名词，不能直接修饰 years。应使用 a thousand 或 a chiliad of，但 a thousand years 更自然。
grammar · medium
易错句子We celebrated the chiliad with fireworks.
正确表达We celebrated the millennium with fireworks.
chiliad 指一千这个数字，而指代千年的历史时期或庆祝活动时应用 millennium。
“chiliad”为罕见书面词；“millennium”为日常用语
“chiliad”指一千年；“chili”指辣椒，拼写相似但发音不同
“chiliad”为一千年；“century”为一百年，数字不同
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