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anniversary

/ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹi/ /ˌænəˈvɝs(ə)ɹi/

Meanings
noun

周年纪念，周年。

A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.

Examples :

"Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war."
今天是战争结束五十周年纪念日。
time event history tradition family culture essential

Related Words

Illustration preceded

preceded verb

/pɹiˈsiːdɪd/ /pɹəˈsiːdɪd/

在...之前，先于。

"Cultural genocide precedes physical genocide."

文化灭绝先于肉体灭绝。

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subsequent adjective

/ˈsʌbsəkwənt/

随后的，后来的.

"Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China."

2001年全球经济放缓抑制了增长，但在随后的几年里，由于中国经济的强劲增长而有所回升。

Illustration question

question noun

/ˈkwɛstjən/

问题，疑问。

"What is your question?"

你的问题是什么？

Illustration significant

significant noun

/sɪɡˈnɪ.fɪ.kənt/

象征，标志，意义。

"The teacher's smile was a significant of approval for my hard work. "

老师的微笑是对我努力工作的一种认可的象征。

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration fiftieth

fiftieth noun

/ˈfɪf.ti.əθ/

第五十名, 五十位

"In the school's talent show lineup, the fiftieth performer was a group of students playing the ukulele. "

在学校的才艺表演阵容中，第五十位表演者是一群弹尤克里里的学生。

Illustration celebration

celebration noun

/ˌsɛlɪˈbɹeiʃən/

庆祝仪式, 庆典.

"The church held a celebration of the Eucharist, a Christian sacrament. "

教会举行了庆祝圣餐的庆典，圣餐是基督教的一项圣礼。

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occurred verb

/əˈkɜːd/ /əˈkɝd/

发生， 产生。

"The liftoff will occur in exactly twelve seconds."

发射将在精确的十二秒后发生。

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prefixed verb

/priːˈfɪkst/ /ˌpriːˈfɪkst/

预先确定，事先决定

"The teacher prefixed the rules for the class project, ensuring everyone understood the requirements before they started working. "

老师事先确定了小组项目的规则，以确保每个人在开始工作前都明白要求。

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indicating verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪŋ/

指出，表明，显示。

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."

警卫吹响哨子，表明即将出发。

Illustration ordinal

ordinal noun

/ˈɔː(ɹ).dɪ.nəl/ /ˈɔːɹd.nəl/

序数, 次序数

"The most common numerals in Latin, as in English, are the "cardinals"...and the "ordinals"... — F. M. Wheelock, Wheelock’s Latin, 6th ed. revised (2005), p97"

在拉丁语中，和英语一样，最常见的数词是“基数词”……和“序数词”……

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graduation noun

/ˌɡɹædʒuˈeɪʃən/

毕业，毕业典礼.

"After years of hard work, Maria's graduation from university was a joyful celebration. "

经过多年的努力，玛丽亚从大学毕业并拿到毕业证，这真是一场令人高兴的庆祝。