其他形式

词源

+‎ ，源自古希臘語 (kainós, “新的”) + (zōḗ, “生命”)

发音

• (英國) 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˌkeɪnəʊˈzəʊɪk/, /ˌsɛnɵˈzəʊɪk/, /ˌsiːnɵˈzəʊɪk/
• (美國) 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˌkɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/, /ˌsɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/, /ˌsinɵˈzoʊɪk/
• 韻部：-əʊɪk

在20世纪前仅有带/k/的发音。带/s/的发音在20世纪50年代前都被认为不正确^[1]，现在仍有一些使用者认为不正确。

形容词

(無比較級)

1. (地質學) 新生代的，与新生代有关的

专有名词

1. (地質學) 新生代
   • 1883, Joseph Le Conte, Elements of Geology: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader, D. Appleton and Company, New York,

     The whole history of the earth is divided into five eras, with corresponding rock-systems. These are: 1. Archæan or Eozoic¹ era, embodied in the Laurentian system; 2. Palæozoic² era, embodied in the Palæozoic or Primary system; 3. Mesozoic³ era, recorded in the Secondary system; 4. Cenozoic,⁴ recorded in the Tertiary and Quaternary systems; and, 5. The Psychozoic era, or era of Mind, recorded in the recent system.

   • 2019 9月 10, Katherine Kornei, “A New Timeline of the Day the Dinosaurs Began to Die Out”, 出自 The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     The researchers found that the first day of the Cenozoic was peppered with cataclysms. When the asteroid struck, it temporarily carved a hole 60 miles across and 20 miles deep.

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

参考资料

延伸阅读

• 在維基百科上的資料。維基百科