the 18th and early 19th century中century为何不用复数
在北师大高中英语教材的模块二（Unit 5）的Styles of Music中有这样一段：
Classical music was the music of European courts and big concert halls. Specially, classical music refers to orchestral music of the 18th and early 19th century.
问题：名词 century 受到 18th 和 early 19th 的修饰，它为什么不用复数呢？明明是指的两个两个世纪嘛！
最佳答案 2016-01-28 18:19
你的句子中的 orchestral music of the 18th and early 19th century 其实是 orchestral music of the 18th century and the early 19th century 的省略形式，即是分别指 18 世纪和19世纪初。
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2. Road (construction) and bridge construction is underway.公路和桥梁正在建设中。
3. Drug (abuse) and alcohol abuse contributed to Brian’s early death. 对药物和酒精的滥用导致了布赖恩的早亡。
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