quinquennial
- 英式英标[kwɪn\'kwɛnɪəl]
- 美式音标[kwɪŋ\'kwenɪəl]
adj. 每五年的；持续五年的
n. 五周年纪念；五年期间；每五年发生一次的事件
英文词源
- quinquennial (adj.)
- late 15c., "lasting five years," from Latin quinquennis "of five years, celebrated every fifth year," from quinque- "five" (see quinque-) + ending from biennial, etc. Meaning "happening once every five years" attested from c. 1600. As a noun from 1895; earlier quinquennal (1610s).
