century

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT 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. 世紀
The material position of the Church had been declining since the late eighteenth century. 自18世紀晚期以來，教堂的世俗地位一直在下降。
2. N-COUNT A century is any period of a hundred years. 百年
The drought there is the worst in a century. 那裡的旱情百年不遇。

Life in the 19th century was very different from what it is now.
Peru was colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century.
She was probably the most highly educated prime minister of this century.
For centuries, Native Americans traded with European settlers .
For more than half a century, the reassuring tones of BBC newscasters have informed British television viewers about world events .