century
gb/sˈɛnt͡ʃɚi/ us/sˈɛnt͡ʃɚi/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 500
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
A2
quantity
1
a 100-year time span
A time period of 100 years.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[a/the] century
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'century' with 'decade', which is only 10 years.
Συνώνυμα
hundred years (Exact equivalent but less formal and less commonly used in historical contexts.)
Αντώνυμα
decade (Refers to a period of ten years, the opposite in scale.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
turn of the century
|21st century
|centuries ago
|early 20th century
|mid-century
Θέματα
history
|time
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The 20th century saw rapid technological change.
- Many traditions date back several centuries.
- The building was constructed in the 18th century.
- We are living in the 21st century.
- The turn of the century brought new challenges.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The 20th century started in 1901.
- People lived very differently a century ago.
- We are now in the 21st century.
- A century has 100 years.
- The city is more than one century old.
Ουσιαστικό
B2
entity
2
100 runs scored in cricket
In cricket, when one player scores 100 runs in one turn at batting.
Συχνό λάθος:
Non-cricket fans may think 'century' here means 100 years instead of 100 runs.
Συνώνυμα
hundred (Informal shorthand for scoring 100 runs in cricket.)
Αντώνυμα
duck (In cricket, scoring zero runs in an innings.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
score a century
|hit a century
|make a century
Θέματα
sports
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- He scored his third century of the season.
- The crowd cheered as she reached her century.
- Scoring a century is a major achievement for any batsman.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He scored a century in the match.
- She made her first century last year.
- A player gets a century when they score 100 runs.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
century
IPA
GB/sˈɛnt͡ʃɚi/
US/sˈɛnt͡ʃɚi/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
cen - tury (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (cen)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: century
- Plural: centuries
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
centuries
noun
Related words
centennial
adjective
centenary
noun
Advanced or less common
centenarian
noun
bicentennial
adjective
Εκφράσεις
centuries ago
1/sˈɛnt͡ʃɚiz əɡˈoʊ/
fixed phrase
a very long time ago (hundreds of years)
A time many hundreds of years before now.
Παραδείγματα
- This castle was built centuries ago.
- Centuries ago, people traveled by horse and carriage.
quarter-century
1/kwˈɔɹtɚ sˈɛnt͡ʃɚi/
fixed phrase
a time span of 25 years
A period of twenty-five years.
Παραδείγματα
- He worked there for over a quarter-century.
- The company is celebrating a quarter-century in business.
turn of the century
1/tˈɚn əv ðə sˈɛnt͡ʃɚi/
fixed phrase
time when one century ends and another begins
The time when one hundred-year period ends and the next begins.
Παραδείγματα
- Many new inventions appeared around the turn of the century.
- She was born at the turn of the 19th century.