bicentenary

bicentenary — 名詞

1. the time when something important reaches 200 years since it happened, or a publ

1.名詞C1
釋義

兩百週年

重要事件滿兩百年的紀念時點

the time when something important reaches 200 years since it happened, or a public event held to remember that moment.

例句

The town held a river parade for the bicentenary of its first bridge.

這座城鎮為了第一座橋落成兩百週年舉辦了河上遊行。

pattern: the bicentenary of [event]

A museum show marked the bicentenary of Jane Austen's birth.

博物館辦了一檔展覽，紀念 Jane Austen 誕生兩百週年。

collocation: mark the bicentenary of

同義詞
  • bicentennial

    same meaning, but more common in American English

  • 200th anniversary

    a clear neutral phrase, less compact than 'bicentenary'

  • commemoration

    focuses on the act of remembering, not specifically on 200 years

文法句型

the bicentenary of [event]

mark/celebrate a bicentenary

用法筆記

Usually used with 'the' and an 'of' phrase naming the earlier event, such as 'the bicentenary of independence'. In formal news and historical writing, it can refer either to the exact 200-year point or to the celebrations around it.

常見錯誤

❌The town celebrated its two hundred anniversary.
✅The town celebrated its bicentenary.
💡Use 'bicentenary' or 'two-hundredth anniversary', not 'two hundred anniversary'.
❌We planned a bicentenary party for Emma's twentieth birthday.
✅We planned a birthday party for Emma's twentieth birthday.
💡'bicentenary' is only for a 200-year point.