decennium

名词 n.
/dɪˈsɛnɪəm/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of decade: a ten year period. rare
    — G.B. still has to cope with the heritage of approx. 20 years of consecutive Conservative reigns, just as you guys are getting your act together after almost a decennium of Enlightened Ronnie.

词形变化

decenniums plural decennia plural

词源

From Latin decennium, from decennis (“10-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns), from deciēs (“ten times”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives). Equivalent to decennial + -ium.
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