quadrennial

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /kwɒˈdɹɛn.i.əl/    美 /kwɑˈdɹɛni.əl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A four-year period, a quadrennium.
    — International rowing's elite tend to think in terms of quadrennials — the four-year cycle between Olympic Games — but the addition of the light women's double to Olympic program prior to the 1996 Atlanta Games has also brought distinct eras to the event.
形容词 adj.
  1. Happening every four years. not-comparable
    — The quadrennial election of Chief Magistrate has passed off with less than the usual excitement.
  2. Lasting for four years. not-comparable

词形变化

quadriennial alternative quadrennials plural quadriennial alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
quadrennially
相关词
triennial biennial perennial annual

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Latin quadriennium (“four-year period”), from quattuor (“four”) + annus (“year”). By surface analysis, quadr- + -ennial.
词源 2
Borrowed from Latin quadriennium (“four-year period”), from quattuor (“four”) + annus (“year”). By surface analysis, quadr- + -ennial.
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