- 1兩百週年紀念(美式較常用 bicentennial)
Bicentennial means the day or year exactly 200 years after an important event — the same idea as . Americans use this word more. They use it as an adjective (a bicentennial parade) and as a noun (the bicentennial). The big US example many textbooks mention is 1976, two hundred years after 1776. British writing still often prefers for the noun. Though actually, both words are built the same way: bi- (two) plus a “hundred years” piece. If you only remember one Chinese hook, 兩百週年 covers both. It is a ceremony-and-history word, not an everyday one. Do not use it for a person’s 200th birthday unless you are talking about a famous birth long ago, or a city, a school, a country.
組成bi- (two) + centennial (a 100-year anniversary).
同家族的字
- centennialthe 100-year word; bi- makes it 200
- bicentenarysame meaning; more common as a noun in British English
- centuryshares the Latin “hundred” piece
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
bicentennialadj/ˌbaɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl/
- 1
Relating to the 200th anniversary of an event or happening.
- 2
Occurring every two hundred (200) years.
bicentennialnoun/ˌbaɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl/
- 1
The 200th anniversary of an event or happening.
- The US bicentennial in 1976 was celebrated greatly because the economy happened to be good.
- Mexico celebrates its bicentennial Wednesday, an event known as "El Grito," the shout for independence first credited to a Catholic priest who demanded freedom from Spain. For many Mexicans today, though, it's a quiet shout of despair.
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