Centennial
[sen'tenɪəl] or [sɛn'tɛnɪəl]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it).
(adj.) of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years; 'centennial celebration' .
琼整理--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before; as, a centennial ode.
(a.) Happening once in a hundred years; as, centennial jubilee; a centennial celebration.
(a.) Lasting or aged a hundred years.
(n.) The celebration of the hundredth anniversary of any event; a centenary.
奥古斯汀錄入
解釋/意思:
adj. happening once in a hundred years.—n. a hundredth anniversary.
校對:罗赞
例句/造句/用法:
- But another quarter of a century brought still grander results, which were displayed at the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, in 1876. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- It became the most wonderful exhibit of the Centennial, and the judges gave Bell their Certificate of Award. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- That was the actual beginning of the plant and the industry of which the centennial was celebrated in 1916. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Only two months after the day on which the telephone had actually talked for the first time the Centennial Exposition opened in Philadelphia. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- At the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876, Wallace-Farmer dynamos built at Ansonia, Connecticut, were shown, with the current from which arc lamps were there put in actual service. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- But when Miss Hubbard left for the Centennial, and begged him to go with her, he could not resist. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- Advances Shown at Centennial Exhibition, 1876. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- Otto was associated with Langen in producing his first machine, and its introduction at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia in 1876 excited great attention. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- Shortly after the first appearance of the telephone at the Centennial Exposition men were accustomed to laugh at the new invention, and call it a freak, a scientific toy. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- Great Display at London Exhibition, 1851, and Centennial, Philadelphia, 1876. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
校對:伊薇特