记忆方法
将“central”拆分为“cent”和“al”。记住“cent”代表中心（centrum，拉丁语中心的意思），而“al”可以看作是“all”的变体，代表全部或整体。想象一个代表“所有”的中心点，这样就能记住“central”表示中心或核心的含义。
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英语词源
- 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.
权威例句
- 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。
- 2. Non-violence and patience are the central tenets of their faith.
- 非暴力和忍耐是他们的信仰的核心原则。
- 3. What drew him to the area was its proximity to central London.
- 吸引他到该地区的原因是那里靠近伦敦市中心。
- 4. Pope John Paul celebrated mass today in a city in central Poland.
- 教皇保罗二世今天在波兰中部的一个城市主持了弥撒。
- 5. Another change that Sue made was to install central heating.
- 休所作的另一个改变是安装中央供暖系统。