mid-15c., "ten parts" (of anything; originally in reference to the books of Livy), from Middle French décade (14c.), from Late Latin decadem (nominative decas), from Greek dekas (genitive dekados) "group of ten," from deka "ten" (see ten). Meaning "period of ten years" is 1590s in English.
雙語例句
1. These developments were foreseen in embryo more than a decade ago.
這些發展早在十多年前的萌芽階段就已預見到。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Breakfast television arrived in British life precisely a decade ago.
準確地說，早間電視節目於10年前進入英國人的生活。
來自柯林斯例句
3. A decade later, the company has gone from strength to strength.
十年後，該公司已經逐漸壯大。
來自柯林斯例句
4. These cameras have increased only marginally in value over the past decade.
在過去10年裏，這些照相機的價格隻是略有提高。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The 1950s were the decade of Hong Kong's industrial take-off.