circa

circa

英 ['sɜːkə]
　　美 ['sɝkə]

prep. 大約於
　　adv. 大約
　　n. (Circa)人名；(羅)奇爾卡

中文詞源：

circa 大約

來自拉丁語circa,大約，詞源同circle.

例句：

1. The story tells of a runaway slave girl in Louisiana, circa 1850.
故事大約發生在1850年，講的是路易斯安那州一個逃跑的年輕女奴。

2. born circa 150 BC
生於約公元前150年

3. The woman had been pecking at on Underwood typewriter circa 1950.
這位婦女正敲擊著一臺一九五○年左右出廠的安德伍德牌打字機.

4. Circa 1979, your program was judged heavily on whether or not it was menu - based.
大約在1979年, 對程序的評價在很大程度上取決於是否提供菜單.

5. The author of this book was said to be born circa 1080 and die in 1130.
傳說該書作者約生於一零八零年,卒於一一叁零年.