millennium

• 名词，指一千年的时期，常用于历史、宗教或庆典语境，如《启示录》中提到的千禧年或千年庆典；也可指某个事物的一千年纪念。

A noun referring to a period of one thousand years, often used in historical, religious, or celebratory contexts, such as the thousand-year reign mentioned in the Book of Revelation or the commemoration of a 1000th anniversary.

1. Thousand-year periodB2formal

   A period of one thousand years, often used in historical or geological contexts.

   千年

   • The last millennium saw incredible technological advancements.
   • Historians study changes that occurred over the course of a millennium.
   • The artifact dates back to the second millennium BCE.

   同义词chiliadmillenary

2. Biblical thousand-year reignC1formal

   In Christian theology, particularly the Book of Revelation, a prophesied thousand-year period of peace and righteousness when Christ and his faithful followers will reign on Earth. Interpretations vary widely among denominations.

   千禧年

   • The concept of the millennium is central to certain eschatological beliefs.
   • Some groups, like Jehovah's Witnesses, interpret the millennium as a literal thousand years of divine rule.
   • Theologians have debated the meaning of the millennium for centuries.

3. B2formal

   The one-thousandth anniversary of an event, or the celebrations associated with it.

   千禧年

   • The city held a grand festival to mark its millennium.
   • The millennium of the kingdom's founding was celebrated with a parade.
   • Special coins were minted for the millennium of the university.

   同义词chiliadmillenary