nineties

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.

plural of ninety form-of,plural,plural-only
The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc.

— Our readers — and contributors — are apt to elect a good deal according to years. The seventies and eighties, we may suppose, are concerned for the large educational and cultural interests of their Alma Mater; the nineties are deep in the practical and business activities; the noughties are not naughty, but still young enough to sport a fantastic costume at reunion and let the college wag as it will; the oneties are the really wise as to what the college ought to be, especially on its athletic side, but as contributors modest.
The decade of one's life from age 90 through age 99. plural,plural-only
The range between 90 and 99. plural,plural-only

— My ideal bracket of temperature ranges from the sixties up to the nineties.

形容词 adj.

From or evoking the 91st through 100th years of a century (chiefly the 1990s). not-comparable

— I found myself attracted to his mullet even though it struck me as needlessly nineties.

词形变化

90s alternative '90s alternative Nineties alternative the nineties canonical,plural,singular 90s alternative '90s alternative Nineties alternative 90s alternative '90s alternative Nineties alternative

词汇关系

衍生词

nervous nineties