century /ˈsɛntʃərɪ/ star5 CET4 TEM4 (centuries)

• 1.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A century is a period of a hundred years that is used when stating a date. For example, the 19th century was the period from 1801 to 1900. 世纪

  例：

  The material position of the Church had been declining since the late eighteenth century.

  自18世纪晚期以来，教堂的世俗地位一直在下降。

• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A century is any period of a hundred years. 百年

  例：

  The drought there is the worst in a century.

  那里的旱情百年不遇。