cent

名词 n.
中文释义
发音 sĕnt

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
    — It's true. 1.7 cents to make 1 cent. That really makes the phrase “you have to spend money to make money” ring painfully true.
  2. A small sum of money. informal
    — He blew every last cent.
  3. A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
  4. A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
  5. A hundredth of a semitone or half step.
  6. A unit of reactivity equal to one hundredth of a dollar.
  7. Abbreviation of century. abbreviation,alt-of
  8. Abbreviation of Latincentum (“one hundred”). abbreviation,alt-of,obsolete
    — And broght with hem many stout cent / Of green lordynges.
  9. Abbreviation of centigrade. abbreviation,alt-of
  10. Abbreviation of center. abbreviation,alt-of

词形变化

cents plural cent plural cent. alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
bitcent centage cent percent dollar-and-cent Fugio cent half cent red cent ten-cent ten-cent store ten-cent tour ten-cent word twenty-five cent word
相关词
centennial centi- centipede centurion century dollar euro per cent two cents

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t
Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm
Proto-Italic *kəntom
Latin centum
Old French centbor.
Middle English cent
English cent
From Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.
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