You put BCE after a year to show it belongs to the time before the birth of Christ — the same stretch of years as BC. 500 BCE is the same year as 500 BC; the count does not change, only the label.

You put BCE after a year你把「BCE」放在年份後面, to show it belongs to the time before the birth of Christ表示這個年份屬於基督誕生之前的時期 — the same stretch of years as BC跟「BC」指的是同一段年份。 500 BCE is the same year as 500 BC500 BCE跟500 BC是同一年; the count does not change, only the label數字不會變,只有標示方式不同。

The letters stand for Before Common Era (or Before the Common Era). Teachers, museums, and academic books often prefer BCE because it does not put a Christian name on the world’s timeline. In everyday Taiwan school history you may still see BC.

The letters這幾個字母 stand for代表 Before Common Era「Before Common Era」 (or Before the Common Era)(或「Before the Common Era」)。 Teachers, museums, and academic books老師、博物館和學術書籍 often prefer BCE常常比較喜歡用「BCE」 because it does not put a Christian name on the world's timeline因為它不會把基督教的名字加到全世界的時間軸上。 In everyday Taiwan school history在台灣日常的歷史課裡, you may still see你可能還是會看到 BC「BC」。

The matching label for later years is CE (Common Era), which lines up with AD. Though actually, “Common Era” is a later, more neutral name for a Christian dating system, not a brand-new clock: there is still no year zero, and the line in the sand is still that same traditional year.

The matching label for later years後面年份對應的標示 is CE (Common Era)是「CE(Common Era)」, which lines up with AD跟「AD」是同一套系統。 Though actually不過實際上, "Common Era" is a later, more neutral name「Common Era」只是一個比較晚出現、比較中立的名稱, for a Christian dating system用來稱呼原本就是基督教的紀年系統, not a brand-new clock而不是一個全新的時鐘: there is still no year zero仍然沒有西元零年, and the line in the sand is still that same traditional year那條分界線也仍然是同一個傳統上的那一年。