a period of ten years, especially a continuous period, such as 1910–1919 or 2000–2009 十年,十年期(尤指一個年代) the early decades of the nineteenth century 十九世紀的最初幾十年 The nineties were a decade of rapid advances. 90年代是迅猛發展的十年。 a career spanning five decades 跨越50年的職業生涯 - over a decade
He's changed a lot over the past decade. 在過去的十年裏,他變了很多。 - for decades
The war may be short but the environmental impacts could last for decades. 這場戰爭可能很短,但對環境的影響可能會持續幾十年。
Extra ExamplesTopics Timeb1Now entering her fourth decade, the singer is living alone in New York. 這名年過四旬的歌手現在獨居於紐約。 This decade began badly for us. 我們這個十年開始得不順利。 almost a full decade of unparalleled economic growth 幾乎整整十年絕無僅有的經濟增長
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- current
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Word Originlate Middle English (denoting each of ten parts of a literary work): via Old French and late Latin from Greek deka ‘ten’. The current sense dates from the early 17th cent.