Quaternary

发音

US /ˈkwɑt.əɹˌnɛɹ.i/
US /kwəˈtɜɹ.nə.ɹi/
UK /ˈkwɒt.əˌnɛɹ.iː/
UK /kwəˈtɜː.nə.ɹiː/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    The geological period of the Cenozoic Era immediately following the Tertiary. It is subdivided into the Pleistocene and the Holocene Epochs.

    地质

    Meronyms: Pleistocene, Holocene, Anthropocene, assholocene

  2. 2.

    Alternative letter-case form of quaternary.

相关短语

quaternary ammonium compound [化] 季铵化合物; 四级铵化合物 quaternary industry quaternary ammonium compounds quaternary ammonium quaternary structure [化] 四级结构 quaternary compound [医] 四元化合物 quaternary healthcare quaternary care quaternary compounds quaternary structures quaternary number quaternary sector of the economy quaternary sectors of the economy quaternary moon quaternary twin

词源

From Latin quaternārius (“consisting of four”), from quaternī (“by fours”); in numerical sense via Middle English quaternary. Compare French quaternaire.

来源：wiktionary