Front | biennial |
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Pron | [baɪ'eniəl] |
Back | 【biennial】 adj. 二年一次的 The sophomores and seniors are taking the biennial exam this afternoon. 今天下午二年级和四年级的学生正在考二年一次的考试。 |
Vocab | biennialoccurring every second year
If you’re just as fanatical about the luge as you are about beach volleyball, you probably know that the Olympic Games are on a biennial schedule. Every two years, either the Summer or the Winter Olympics takes place. Don't mistake biennial for biannual, which means “twice a year.” Annoying? Yes, but other words containing the prefix bi- are even more troublesome. For example, bimonthly can mean either “twice a month” or “every two months.” To avoid confusion, you can use the prefix semi- to mean “twice during a certain time period.” So, it’s correct to say that the Olympics occurs on a biennial schedule, not on a semiannual (or biannual) one. All forms of 'biennial' will appear on average once every 6159 pages. biennial biennially |
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