quinquennial

a. 持续五年的, 每五年一次的

发音

US /kwɪŋˈkwɛ.ni.əl/

词形变化

quinquennials 复数 quinquennials more quinquennial 比较级 most quinquennial 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of quinquennium, a five-year period.

  2. 2.

    A 5th anniversary, particularly

  3. 3.

    A 5th anniversary, particularly

    Synonym of quinquennalia, the festival and religious ritual held in the 5th year of a Roman emperor's reign.

    历史
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or related to a five-year period.

词源

Borrowed from Latin quīnquenniālis, from quīnquennium (“5-year period”) + -ālis, from quīnquennis (“5-year”) + -ium (“-ium: forming abstract nouns”), from quīnque (“five”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives).

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