duodecennial

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌdjuːəʊdɪˈsɛnɪəl/    美 /ˌduːoʊdɪˈsɛnɪəl/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Consisting of twelve years, occurring in 12-year cycles. not-comparable
    — The duodecennial Chinese zodiac originated from Chinese and Indian observations of the duodecennial cycle of the Jovian orbit.
  2. Occurring once a duodecade, occurring every 12 years. not-comparable
    — The concept of a duodecennial "Jupiter return" in Western astrology arose from similar concerns.

词源

From Latin duodecennium (“12-year period”) + English -al (“forming adjs”), equivalent to borrowing the unattested duodecennialis.
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