纪

period

order

record

discipline

age

era

epoch

纪[jì]

-（纪律）discipline:
militarydiscipline;军纪
breakthelawandviolatediscipline;违法乱纪
-（古时以12年为一纪;泛指较长的时间）aperiodoftwelveyears(inancientChina);aperiodofyears:
century;世纪
theMiddleAges中世纪
-{地质}（地质年代分期的第二级）subdivisionofageologicalera;period:
theSinianPeriod震旦纪
-（姓氏）asurname:
JiChang纪昌
-（记录下来）putdowninwriting;record（义同“记”，主要用于“记录、纪年、纪元、纪传”等）:
chronicle纪事
-（找出散丝的头绪）sort(silkthreads)

奥运会上，他创造了新的世界纪录。
At the Olympic Games, he created a new world record.

爱因斯坦理论开创了物理学的新纪元。
Einstein's theory marked a new epoch in physics.

他很佩服中世纪武士的侠义精神。
He admires the chivalry of knights in Middle Ages.

你多大年纪？
What is your age?

那位老师无法维持教室纪律。
The teacher can't keep discipline in her class.

这段时间的失业人数又达到了创纪录水平。
In this period, unemployment reaches record levels.

这个纪录原先由谁保持？
Who previously held the record?

她保持着长距离游泳的世界纪录。
She holds the world record for long distance swimming.

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