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centenarian

英 [,sentɪ'neərɪən] 美 [,sɛntɪ'nɛrɪən]

解释

adj. 百岁或逾百岁以上的
n. 百岁或逾百岁以上的人

※ 提供单词"centenarian"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

英文词源

centenarian (n.): 1805, "person 100 years old," from centenary + -ian. As an adjective, "pertaining to a person 100 years old," recorded from 1806.

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例句和用法

1. The country's centenarian ranks are dominated by women, who make up 86 percent of the total.: 该国的百岁老人队伍以妇女为主, 占总数的86%.

2. Gurong roots, such as Beaulieu, skin cracking if it rocks, like a centenarian, the long - whiskered.: 古榕树根如蟠龙, 皮若裂岩, 像个百岁老人, 捋着长须.

3. They also predicted using genetics alone many of those among study participants would be a centenarian.: 仅从遗传学上分析,他们推测研究中的被试者们有很多会成为百岁人.