quinquagenary

n. 五十岁的人, 五十周年纪念

发音

US /kwɪŋˈkwæd͡ʒəˌnɛɹi/
US /ˌkwɪŋkwəˈd͡ʒɛnəɹi/
UK /ˌkwɪŋkwəˈd͡ʒiːn(ə)ɹi/
UK /ˌkwɪŋkwəˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/
UK /kwɪŋˈkwæd͡ʒɪn(ə)ri/

词形变化

quinquagenaries 复数 quinquagenaries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of pentecoster: an officer who commands 50 men.

    废旧 罕用
  2. 2.

    A 50-year anniversary.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of quinquagenarian: Of or related to fiftysomethings.

  2. 2.

    Of or related to 50-year anniversaries.

词源

From Latin quīnquāgēnārius (“containing 50”), either directly or via French quinquagénaire, from Latin quīnquāgēnus (“50 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quīnquāgintā (“five tens, fifty”). Cognate with quinquagenarian and quingenary.

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