quadranscentennial

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
英 /ˈkwɒd.ɹən.sɛnˈtɛn.ɪ.əl/    美 /ˈkwɑd.ɹən.sɛnˈtɛn.i.əl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The twenty-fifth anniversary of an event or happening.
    — It is a year since we marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism, noting then that as we “embark upon the next quadranscentennial… we recognise that the 25 years ahead present a new order of challenges confronting sustainable development and sustainable tourism”.
形容词 adj.
  1. Occurring every twenty-five years. not-comparable
    — So when I planned a Quadranscentennial Pnyx, the quadranscentennial gives away that I had otherwise learned my lesson not to undertake such ventures, because I would not be prepared to undertake another for 25 years, when I expect to still be teaching at the age of 91.
  2. Of or related to a twenty-five-year period. not-comparable

词形变化

quadranscentennials plural

词源

词源 1
From Latin quadrāns (“quarter”) + centennis (“100-year”) + -ālis.
词源 2
From Latin quadrāns (“quarter”) + centennis (“100-year”) + -ālis.
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