central
英 ['sentr(?)l]
美 ['s?ntr?l]
- adj. 中心的；主要的；中樞的
- n. 電話總機(jī)
英文詞源
- central (adj.)
- 1640s, from French central or directly from Latin centralis "pertaining to a center," from centrum (see center (n.)). Centrally is attested perhaps as early as early 15c., which might imply a usage of central earlier than the attested date.
Slightly older is centric (1580s). As a U.S. colloquial noun for "central telephone exchange," first recorded 1889 (hence, "Hello, Central?"). Central processing unit attested from 1961. Central America is attested from 1826.
雙語例句
- 1. The central heating's been turned off. I've turned it on again.
- 中央供暖系統(tǒng)已經(jīng)關(guān)上。我又將它打開了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Non-violence and patience are the central tenets of their faith.
- 非暴力和忍耐是他們的信仰的核心原則。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. What drew him to the area was its proximity to central London.
- 吸引他到該地區(qū)的原因是那里靠近倫敦市中心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Pope John Paul celebrated mass today in a city in central Poland.
- 教皇保羅二世今天在波蘭中部的一個(gè)城市主持了彌撒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Another change that Sue made was to install central heating.
- 休所作的另一個(gè)改變是安裝中央供暖系統(tǒng)。
來自柯林斯例句