名詞 century:

1. a period of 100 years
2. ten 10s
   同義詞：hundred, 100, C, one C, centred

1. Botham made a century.
   博瑟姆得了一百分。
2. The atom bomb is the offspring of the 20th century physics.
   原子彈是20世紀物理學的產(chǎn)物。
3. The notion of a Channel Tunnel first saw the light of day more than a century ago.
   海峽隧道的構想在一百多年前就已提出。
4. Jane was counted among the greatest dancers of the century.
   簡被視為本世紀最偉大的舞蹈家之一。
5. We have had two world wars in this century.
   本世紀我們已經(jīng)經(jīng)歷了兩次世界大戰(zhàn)。
6. Many centuries have passed since that time.
   從那時起，幾百年過去了。
7. We are living in the 21st century.
   我們生活在21世紀。
8. This book was written centuries ago.
   這本書是幾百年前寫的。

cen.tu.ry

n.（名詞）
【復數(shù)】 cen.tu.ries
Abbr. C.,c.,cen.,cent.
縮寫 C.,c.,cen.,cent.
A period of 00 years.
百年：一百年的時間段
Each of the successive periods of 00 years before or since the advent of the Christian era.
世紀：基督教紀元以前或以后的相連續(xù)的每個百年的時間段

A unit of the Roman army originally consisting of 00 men.
百人隊：一種羅馬軍隊的編制單位，最初由百人組成
One of the 93 electoral divisions of the Roman people.
羅馬人93個選舉分區(qū)之一
A group of 00 things.
由一百個事物組成的一組

來源：
Latin centuria [a group of a hundred]
拉丁語 centuria [百個一組]
from centum [hundred] * see dekô
源自 centum [百] *參見 dekô

【引伸】
cen.turylong.
adj.（形容詞）