the turn of the century

基本解释

But by the turn of the century, photos show a port city bustling with activity.
而到了世紀之交，照片則呈現出一派生機勃勃的港口城市景象。
At the turn of the century, Africa is trying once more, as it did in independence days, to industrialize.
在這世紀之交，非洲再一次努力實現工業化，如同在獨立之初所做的那樣。
The perfect blue water and golden sands have been attracting tourists since the turn of the century.
在世紀之交，這裡完美的藍色水質和金色沙灘吸引了衆多遊客。

Cape May now is as popular a summer holiday place as it was at the turn of the century.
So, this all starts, in terms of putting it in its historical context at the turn of the Century, we said we'd start right in on the 20th Century of where chemistry was.
從歷史的觀點來看,這些都起源於,上個世紀之交,我們說我們從。
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For example, in terms of the atomic theory of matter, at the time at the turn of the Century, the understanding was that atoms were the most basic constituent of matter, meaning you couldn't break atoms up into anything smaller - that was it, you're done.
例如在原子理論中,在19，20世紀之交的時候,人們認爲原子是,組成物質的最基本粒子,也就是說你不能,把原子再分割了,就這樣了。
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But government spending is still notably larger than at the turn of the century.
FORBES: Has The U.S. Government Gotten Bigger Or Smaller? Yes.