Word · Frequency #20813
millennia
一千年；千年期
核心释义
a period of one thousand years
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一千年；千年周年纪念日
n a span of 1000 years；n (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness；n the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
千禧年；千年王国；一千年；千年周年纪念日
用法In use
The ancient temple has survived for millennia.
用法提示：millennia 是 millennium 的复数形式，表示多个一千年，作名词使用。
Humans have been shaping the land for millennia.
用法提示：millennia 在这里作复数名词，强调时间跨度为多个千年。
Climate changes have occurred over millennia, not decades.
用法提示：millennia 指千年期，与 decades 形成对比，体现其复数名词用法。
for millennia
表示持续数千年，常用完成时或延续性动词。
The tradition has been passed down for millennia.
这一传统已经传承了数千年。
over millennia
强调在数千年过程中发生的变化或演变。
The landscape changed gradually over millennia.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- for millennia
- 持续数千年；数千年之久
- The desert has been dry for millennia.这片沙漠干涸已有数千年之久。
- over the millennia
- 在数千年间；历经数千年
- Over the millennia, the river carved a deep valley.在数千年间，这条河流冲刷出了一道深深的峡谷。
- many millennia ago
- 数千年前
- The earliest known writing appeared many millennia ago.已知最早的书写文字出现在数千年前。
- millennia of history
- 数千年的历史
- This old town has millennia of history.这座古镇拥有数千年的历史。
- span millennia
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：millennia 重音在 len，听起来像 length 的开头，一千年仿佛是一条很长很长的时间链，绵延不绝。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、historical narrative、formal speech millennia 是 millennium 的复数，多用于正式或学术语境，指“一千年”或“千年期”。在口语中不常见，表达“数千年”更常说 thousands of years。宗教含义“千禧年”一般用单数 millennium。
语法说明Grammar Note
plural
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 millennia（/mɪˈlɛniə/）完全同韵。millennium、millennial、biennial、perennial 拼写中都含 -enni-，但结尾分别带 /m/ 或 /l/，不押韵；Romania、Virginia 仅以 /niə/ 结尾，重音元音不同，也不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.