adj. 中心的；主要的；中枢的
n. 电话总机
英 ['sentr(ə)l] 美 ['sɛntrəl]
权威例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句 - 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。
来自柯林斯例句 - 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。
来自柯林斯例句 - 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。
来自柯林斯例句 - 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。
来自柯林斯例句
英文词源
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.
