Word · Frequency #12504
millennium
一千年;千年
A period of one thousand years.
- 1.
A period of time consisting of one thousand years.
一千年;千年期
- 2.
a span of 1000 years
一千年
- 3.
(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
(《新约·启示录》)预言忠实于耶稣者将与其在地球上统治千年;该含义多有争议;一些教派(如耶和华见证人)视之为公正、和平、幸福的千年
- 4.
the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
一千周年纪念(或庆祝活动)
一千周年纪念;一千周年庆祝活动;千禧年;基督再临统治的千年;一千年;千年期;一千年;(《新约·启示录》)预言忠实于耶稣者将与其在地球上统治千年;该含义多有争议;一些教派(如耶和华见证人)视之为公正、和平、幸福的千年
In use
The first millennium of the Common Era ended in the year 1000.
We looked back at the changes that occurred over the past millennium.
Human knowledge has grown exponentially over the last few millenniums.
the + ordinal + millennium
millennium 前用序数词表示第几个一千年,如 the second millennium(第二个千年)。
The third millennium has brought many technological changes.
第三个千年带来了许多科技变革。
the millennium of + noun
此结构中的 millennium 指某事件发生满一千年,即一千周年纪念。
The city held a celebration to mark the millennium of its founding.
这座城市举行了庆祝活动,纪念其建城一千周年。
for + number + millennia
millennium 的复数可以是 millennia 或 millenniums,两者都正确。
Connections
Collocations
- the new millennium
- 新千年;新千禧年
- People around the world celebrated the start of the new millennium.世界各地的人们庆祝新千年的开始。
- the turn of the millennium
- 千年之交;千禧年之际
- She was born around the turn of the millennium.她大约在千禧年之交出生。
- Millennium Development Goals
- 千年发展目标
- The United Nations set eight Millennium Development Goals in 2000.联合国在2000年制定了八项千年发展目标。
- the millennium bug
- 千年虫(计算机日期问题)
- Companies spent millions fixing the millennium bug before 2000.公司在2000年之前花费数百万美元修复千年虫。
- celebrate the millennium
- 庆祝千禧年
- The city hosted a huge fireworks display to celebrate the millennium.这座城市举办了盛大的烟花表演来庆祝千禧年。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 millennium:千禧年倒计时庆祝的就是整整一千年,想象跨年钟声敲响那一刻,仿佛见证了一千年的流转。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:historical writing、news reports about the year 2000、religious studies、formal anniversary speeches 该词属中性偏正式,通常多用于书面语或较正式场合,如历史叙述、新闻报道、宗教研究或纪念性演讲;日常口语中不算高频。使用时请根据上下文判断具体含义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见英文单词与 millennium 完全押韵。以上词主要用于拼写对比:-ennial 类词(millennial、perennial、bicentennial)结尾读 /iəl/ 而非 /iəm/;-nium 类词(geranium、uranium、pandemonium)的重读元音也不同,因此都不是押韵词。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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