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Central Attested Turned Early 744.Central 英 Sentr(ə)L]美 Sɛntrəl

正面 744.central
英 ['sentr(ə)l]美 ['sɛntrəl]

背面
释义:
adj. 中心的;主要的;中枢的n. 电话总机
例句:
1. The central heating's been turned off. I've turned it on again.中央供暖系统已经关上。我又将它打开了。

despicable可鄙的adj。despise蔑视vt。despite鄙视n。

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."

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