Anno Domini/A.D.
Anno Domini/A.D. 〈拉〉耶稣纪元…年;公元…年 一般缩写为A.D.。公元的时间计算起于耶稣基督出生之日。
Anno Domini (an-oh dom-[schwa]-nIor -nee). [Latin “in the year of the Lord”] Of the modern era. • This phrase denotes the method of calculating time from the birth of Christ (A.D. 1776). — Abbr. A.D. — Also termed Year of Our Lord.
annexation, n. 1. The act of attaching; the state of being attached. 2. Property. The point at which a fixture becomes a part of the realty to which it is attached. [Cases: Fixtures 6.] 3. A formal act by which a nation, state, or municipality incorporates land within its dominion. • In international law, the