century
gb/sˈɛnt͡ʃɚi/ us/sˈɛnt͡ʃɚi/
A2
Inglés
~ 500
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Sustantivo
A2
quantity
1
a 100-year time span
A time period of 100 years.
Patrón de uso:
[a/the] century
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'century' with 'decade', which is only 10 years.
Sinónimos
hundred years (Exact equivalent but less formal and less commonly used in historical contexts.)
Antónimos
decade (Refers to a period of ten years, the opposite in scale.)
Colocaciones
turn of the century
|21st century
|centuries ago
|early 20th century
|mid-century
Temas
history
|time
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- 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.
Sustantivo
B2
entity
2
100 runs scored in cricket
In cricket, when one player scores 100 runs in one turn at batting.
Error frecuente:
Non-cricket fans may think 'century' here means 100 years instead of 100 runs.
Sinónimos
hundred (Informal shorthand for scoring 100 runs in cricket.)
Antónimos
duck (In cricket, scoring zero runs in an innings.)
Colocaciones
score a century
|hit a century
|make a century
Temas
sports
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- He scored a century in the match.
- She made her first century last year.
- A player gets a century when they score 100 runs.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
century
AFI
GB/sˈɛnt͡ʃɚi/
US/sˈɛnt͡ʃɚi/
Sílabas y acento
cen - tury (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (cen)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: century
- Plural: centuries
Familia de palabras
Forms
centuries
noun
Related words
centennial
adjective
centenary
noun
Advanced or less common
centenarian
noun
bicentennial
adjective
Expresiones
centuries ago
1/sˈɛnt͡ʃɚiz əɡˈoʊ/
fixed phrase
a very long time ago (hundreds of years)
A time many hundreds of years before now.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- Many new inventions appeared around the turn of the century.
- She was born at the turn of the 19th century.