ce

ce — 副詞

1. a written mark that follows a year to show the date belongs to the period after

1.副詞B1
釋義

西元

置於年份後的紀年標示

a written mark that follows a year to show the date belongs to the period after the traditional birth of Christ, using the calendar system now standard in most countries.

例句

The Roman scholar Pliny the Elder died in 79 CE during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

羅馬學者老普林尼在西元 79 年維蘇威火山爆發時去世。

year + CE placed directly after the number

Historians date the Gupta Empire from around 320 CE to about 550 CE.

歷史學家將笈多王朝的年代定在西元 320 年到 550 年左右。

range format: [year] CE to [year] CE

反義詞
  • BCE

    Before Common Era; used for years before year 1 in the same calendar system

文法句型

[number] + CE

between [number] CE and [number] CE

around [number] CE

用法筆記

Unlike AD, which traditionally appears before the year (AD 1066), CE is always written after the year (1066 CE). The counterpart for dates before the Common Era is BCE (Before Common Era), also placed after the year.

常見錯誤

❌The war ended in CE 476.
✅The war ended in 476 CE.
💡CE goes after the year number, not before it.
❌CE 500 and 600 CE are different centuries.
✅500 CE and 600 CE are different centuries.
💡Keep the placement consistent after each year.