sesquicentennial

n. 一百五十周年纪念 a. 一百五十周年纪念的

发音

US /ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛni.əl/

词形变化

sesquicentennials 复数 sesquicentennials

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A 150th anniversary.

    The city celebrated its sesquicentennial last year.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Occurring every 150 years.

  2. 2.

    Of, or relating to a sesquicentenary.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

anniversary

词源

From sesqui- (“one-and-a-half”) + centennial (“of 100 years”). By surface analysis, sesqui- + cent- + -ennial.

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