century是什么意思

短语搭配

(1)half a century半个世纪

(2)in the 20th century在20世纪

(3)the turn of the century世纪之交；辞旧迎新之际

(4)century plant龙舌兰；世纪树

(5)21st century二十一世纪

(6)twenty-first century二十一世纪；21世纪

(7)twentieth century二十世纪

(8)nineteenth century十九世纪

(9)past century上个世纪；上世纪

(10)quarter century25年；四分之一世纪

(11)fifteenth century十五世纪

(12)mid century本世纪中叶

(13)mid-eighteenth century18世纪中叶；十八世纪中叶

(14)early century世纪前期

(15)late century世纪后期

(16)mid eighteenth century十八世纪中叶

双语例句

(1)The world has undergone tremendous changes in the 21st century.

全世界在21世纪都发生了巨大的变化。

(2)The athlete scored a few centuries in a cricket match.

这位运动员在板球比赛中得到了几个100分。

(3)This ancient city has a history of almost a century.

这座古城有差不多近一百年的历史。

(4)This building must be centuries old.

这座建筑一定有几个世纪的历史了

(5)The customs of contemporary society are much different than those of a century ago.

当代社会的风俗与一个世纪前已大不相同。

(6)We went to the museum, and I saw a beautiful 18th century mosaic.

我们去了博物馆，我看到了一幅美丽的18世纪时期的镶嵌画。

(7)Ultimately, the 21st century will be vastly different than the 20th.

最终，二十一世纪会和二十世纪完全不同。

(8)This 16th century painting epitomizes the beauty and exoticism of Venus, the goddess of love.

这幅16世纪的画作集中体现了爱神维纳斯的美丽和异国情调。

(9)21st century hospitals are becoming more patient-centric through the use of technology.

在21世纪，通过使用技术，医院变得更加以病人为中心。

(10)Disney now officially owns 21st Century Fox.

21世纪福克斯如今正式属于迪士尼。

(11)He's known for being involved in the purchases of Marvel, Pixar and 20th Century Fox.

他因推动迪士尼收购漫威、皮克斯和20世纪福克斯而闻名。

(12)And yet he endures nearly a century after his death.

然而弗洛伊德的声名在他去世后近百年依旧屹立不倒。

(13)A new century was dawning.

一个新的世纪开始了。

(14)It was built at the turn of the century.

这是在世纪之交修建的。

(15)DAB is the radio system of the 21st century.

数字音频广播是21世纪的广播系统。

(16)The name has come down from the last century.

这名称是从上个世纪流传下来的。

(17)The house was built in the early 19th century.

这座房子建于19世纪早期。

词根词缀

同根词 cent 百, 百分之一

(1)centenary n. 一百周年；一百周年纪念

(2)percent n. 百分比；百分数；部分；百分率

-ury 名词后缀

(1)penury n. 赤贫；贫困

(2)usury n. 高利贷；高利

(3)luxury n. 奢侈；奢华；奢侈享受；奢侈品；高档物品

释义

n.

a period of one hundred years

世纪，百年

a century ago most people walked to work.

一个世纪前，绝大多数人步行上班。

a period of a hundred years reckoned from the traditional date of the birth of Christ

世纪（以基督传统诞辰为起点的百年）

the fifteenth century 15

世纪

[as modifier]a twentieth-century lifestyle.

一种２０世纪的生活方式。

a score of a hundred in a sporting event, especially a batsman's score of a hundred runs in cricket

（尤指板球等比赛中的）一百得分。

a company in the ancient Roman army, originally of a hundred men

（古罗马军团的）百人队。

ancient Roman political division for voting

百人团（古罗马进行选举的政治单位）。

易错必背词

序数词 + century …世纪

(1)It has been famous for its theaters since the early twentieth century.

自二十世纪初以来，它就以剧院而闻名。[包头市卷 2020 中考 词语填空]

(2)The story begins in the last years of the 18th century in Scotland.

故事开始于18世纪末的苏格兰。[浙江卷 2022 高考 阅读理解]

for centuries 几世纪以来

(1)Lanterns have been part of Chinese culture for centuries.

几个世纪以来，灯笼一直是中国文化的一部分。[百色 2022 中考 阅读理解]

(2)This question has greatly interested humankind for centuries.

几个世纪以来，这个问题引起了人类极大的兴趣。[全国甲卷 2021 高考 阅读理解]

half a century 半个世纪

(1)The development of televised documentary has gone through half a century in China.

电视纪录片在中国的发展经历了半个世纪。[易懂例句]

词源

"late Middle English （in sense 3）： from Latin centuria, from centum ‘hundred'. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th cent."

考纲分布

近6年出现124次

重要程度: 5星

100%; n 百年; 一世纪

考纲释义

( 1)n. 百年; 一世纪

英文释义：a period of 100 years

真题例句：

It has been famous for its theaters since the early twentieth century.

自二十世纪初以来，它就以剧院而闻名。[2020年 包头市卷 词语填空]

It's believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries.

人们认为茶是在6世纪和7世纪被带到韩国和日本的。[2020年 吉林省卷 口语运用]

It was especially popular in south China during the 18th century.

在18世纪，它在中国南方特别流行。[2020年 新疆卷 阅读理解]

必考短语

(1)half a century半个世纪

(2)in the 20th century在20世纪

用法讲解

表达“xx世纪”，century前需用序数词，并加定冠词the。 示例：二十一世纪 the 21st century

考纲分布

近12年出现7次

重要程度: 4星

100%; n 百年; 一世纪

考纲释义

( 1)n. 百年; 一世纪

英文释义：a period of 100 years

真题例句：

This question has greatly interested humankind for centuries.

几个世纪以来，这个问题引起了人类极大的兴趣。[2021年 全国甲卷 阅读理解]

China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries.

几个世纪以来中国激发了时尚想象力。[2019年 全国卷3 阅读理解]

The company's productions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre.

公司的作品展示了21世纪中国戏剧的新面貌。[2017年 全国卷2 阅读理解]

考纲分布

近9年出现72次

重要程度: 5星

100%; n 百年; 一世纪

考纲释义

( 1)n. 百年; 一世纪

英文释义：a period of 100 years

真题例句：

As schools have changed in the past century, the midday meal container has evolved right along with them.

随着上个世纪学校的变化，午餐盒也随之发展。[2020年 CET4 阅读理解B]

Since the beginning of this century, an increasing amount of time has been shifted in public schools from recess to academic activities.

自本世纪初以来，公立学校越来越多的时间从课间休息转移到学术活动上。[2020年 CET4 阅读理解B]

During the second half of the 20th century, grain prices rose dramatically several times.

20世纪下半叶，粮食价格大幅上涨数倍。[2016年 CET4 阅读理解]

用法讲解

表达“xx世纪”，century前需用序数词，并加定冠词the。 示例：二十一世纪 the 21st century

考纲分布

近9年出现51次

重要程度: 5星

100%; n 百年; 一世纪

考纲释义

( 1)n. 百年; 一世纪

英文释义：a period of 100 years

真题例句：

According to the institute, the overall number of deaths has been more or less static since the turn of the century.

据该研究所称，自本世纪以来，死亡总人数或多或少保持不变。[2021年 CET6 听力]

Today's globally networked media and communication system has its origins in the 19th century.

今天的全球网络媒体和通信系统起源于19世纪。[2021年 CET6 阅读理解]

What connected the 19th century and our present time was the development of wireless communication.

连接19世纪和我们现在的是无线通信的发展。[2021年 CET6 阅读理解]

必考短语

(1)the turn of the century世纪之交; 辞旧迎新之际

用法讲解

表达“xx世纪”，century前需用序数词，并加定冠词the。 示例：二十一世纪 the 21st century

考纲分布

近16年出现48次

重要程度: 5星

100%; n 百年; 世纪

考纲释义

( 1)n. 百年; 世纪

英文释义：a period of 100 years

真题例句：

They mirror 19th-century social conventions.

它们反映了19世纪的社会习俗。[2021年 英语一 阅读理解A]

At the start of this century, about one-third of crop workers were over the age of 35.

本世纪初，大约三分之一的农作物工人年龄超过35岁。[2019年 英语二 阅读理解A]

A century ago, the immigrants from across the Atlantic included settlers and sojourners.

一个世纪前，来自大西洋彼岸的移民包括定居者和寄居者。[2013年 英语二 阅读理解A]

(1)Well, I just humiliated myself into the next century.

我刚刚丢尽了脸。《High School Musical》《歌舞青春》

(2)Ninth-century Japan. An evil warlord ruled the land.

9世纪的日本，邪恶的军阀统治了当地。《Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles》《忍者神龟：变种时代》

(3)An exodus that dwarves the 19th century Industrial Revolution of Europe and America.

这是一场浩浩荡荡的人口迁移，令十九世纪欧洲和美国的工业革命都相形见绌。《China from Above》《鸟瞰中国》

(4)Thailand has had the fork since the latter half of the 19th century.

泰国在19世纪后半期才有叉子。《The Big Bang Theory Season 1》《生活大爆炸 第一季》

(5)You must be the youngest Quidditch player in a century, according to McGonagall.

你一定是最年轻的球员，是百年最年轻的，麦格教授说的。《Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone》《哈利·波特与魔法石》

(6)This magnificent 17th century Chateau welcomes everyone, from heads of state to backpackers.

这座宏伟壮丽的十七世纪城堡总会敞开大门欢迎您，无论您是贵为一国之首还是一般的背包客。《10 Cities Vacation Travel Guide》《10大名城旅游攻略》

(7)100 years ago, I walked away from mankind. From a century of horrors.

100年前，我离开了人类，离开了一个世纪的恐怖。《Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice》《蝙蝠侠大战超人：正义黎明》

(8)For more than a century, we were the greatest steel-making nation on earth.

一个多世纪前我们是世界大最的产钢国。《America Revealed》《透视美国》

(9)In the 21st Century, Singapore is attracting the world's most adventurous architectural minds.

21 世纪的新加坡更是吸引了不少世界级的建筑大师，挥洒他们的创意巧思。《10 Cities Vacation Travel Guide》《10大名城旅游攻略》

(10)But what does the future hold for China on the threshold of the 21st century?

但在二十一世纪的门口，中国的未来又会如何呢？《China from Above》《鸟瞰中国》

(11)We've learned more from genetics in the past decade than a century of digging up bones.

相比挖骨头的那个世纪， 过去十年我们从遗传学中学到了更多。《Jurassic World》《侏罗纪世界》

(12)Once a 14th Century Palace, today the Louvre is the most visited art gallery in the world.

卢浮宫在十四世纪时曾是一座宫殿，如今则是全球参观人数最多的美术馆。《10 Cities Vacation Travel Guide》《10大名城旅游攻略》

(13)And they're still burning the same ancient fuel edison turned to back in the 19th century.

最早使用的煤，用煤发电19世纪，爱迪生发明了电。《America Revealed》《透视美国》

(14)This is a new festival but based on a seventeen century tradition when fishermen carved lanterns from ice.

这是一个基于十七世纪传统的崭新节日，那时渔民曾用冰块雕刻灯笼。《China from Above》《鸟瞰中国》

(15)Dating from the second century BC, Chinese merchants used to use it to unite the East and West.

早在公元前二世纪，中国商人就一直通过丝绸之路贯通中西。《Chinese New Year》《中国春节》

(16)To explore the souks of the 21st century, head to Dubai Mall, home to a staggering 1200 stores.

至于要探索 21 世纪的商店，您可以到坐拥 1200 间店铺的迪拜购物中心。《10 Cities Vacation Travel Guide》《10大名城旅游攻略》

(17)In the mid-nineteenth century, the Swiss invention of milling with steam-driven steel rollers put paid to most of those community relationships.

在19世纪中期，瑞士人发明了用蒸汽驱动的滚磨，结束了大多数的社区关系。《Baul Hollywoods Bread》《保罗教你做面包》

(18)I've got a question. Richard made plans again with the guys. Yeah well, Ross just made plans for the whole century.

瑞秋，我有个问题，理查又跟他们做计划了。对，罗斯刚计划了整个世纪。《Friends Season 2》《老友记 第二季》

(19)This traditional art still thrives even in 21st-century Hong Kong, where the city's skilled Dragon dancers are always highly sought after.

在21世纪的香港，这一传统民俗仍旧盛行，技术娴熟的舞龙艺人始终凤毛麟角。《Chinese New Year》《中国春节》

(20)Built at the crossroads of maritime trading routes, for well over a century Singapore was the jewel in Britain's Empire.

新加坡建于海上贸易路线的交汇点，在过去一世纪以来，是大英帝国的珍宝。《10 Cities Vacation Travel Guide》《10大名城旅游攻略》