century

世紀、百年

百年という期間。

やさしい英語で： A period of one hundred years.

• The house is a century old.
• This town grew rapidly in the nineteenth century.
• Several centuries passed before the castle was rebuilt.

類義語： hundred years

よく使う表現： a century ago, twentieth century, last century, over a century

センチュリー

クリケットの一イニングで、一人または二人が合わせて挙げる百得点。

やさしい英語で： A score of one hundred runs by one cricket player, or by two players together, in one innings.

• She scored her first century today.
• Their century partnership helped the team win.
• He has made three centuries this season.

類義語： hundred

よく使う表現： score a century, a century partnership, an unbeaten century, his first century

百人隊

古代ローマ軍の部隊で、もともとは百人の兵士から成った。

やさしい英語で： A group of soldiers in the ancient Roman army, originally numbering one hundred.

• A centurion commanded each century.
• The century marched behind its flag.
• Several centuries formed part of a larger Roman army unit.

類義語： centuria

よく使う表現： a Roman century, command a century, century of soldiers