| 词汇 | example_english_preceding-century |
| 释义 | preceding centurycollocation in Englishmeanings of precedingand centuryThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with century. preceding adjective[before noun] uk /prɪˈsiː.dɪŋ/ us /priːˈsiː.dɪŋ/ existing or happening before someone ... See more at preceding century noun[C] uk /ˈsen.tʃər.i/ us /ˈsen.tʃər.i/ a period of ... See more at century Examples of preceding centuryThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. All of these incremental changes over the precedingcentury took their full form in the decade between 1862 and 1872. His reliance on limits was justified largely because they were flexible enough to include all of the results attained in the precedingcentury. The precedingcentury had already witnessed many campaigns for new projections with little visible result. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Like most legitimist, her political ideas were those of the precedingcentury. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The famous men of the first half of the 16th century had been educated in the precedingcentury. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It exemplifies nineteenth century music which makes use of musical styles and forms from the precedingcentury. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. From a criminological viewpoint, her thesis strongly contradicted the pathological explanations of female criminality prevalent in the precedingcentury. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Its profit in recent years is of a magnitude far different from that of the precedingcentury or so. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He published by subscription, in 1812, a volume of miscellaneous poems in the style of the precedingcentury. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Largely as a result of the revival, religion was less hierarchical and controlled than in the precedingcentury, as well as more democratic and diverse. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The population had increased eight-fold during the precedingcentury, from a base figure of about 100,000, and comprised nearly 50 per cent children. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A mature field in decline, estimated reserves have dwindled to 2.3 million barrels, less than one percent of the total produced in the precedingcentury. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His estate included a large collection of art works of major artists of the precedingcentury showing that he was well-off. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of preceding Go to the definition of century See other collocations with century |
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