BCEBrE/ˌbiː siː ˈiː/NAmE/ˌbiː siː ˈiː/ (also B.C.E.especially inNAmE) abbreviationbeforetheCommonEra (beforethebirthofChrist, whentheChristiancalendar can be used to give dates in the same way as startscountingyears. BCEcanbeusedtogivedatesinthesamewayasBC.)公元前(用于表示年份,用法与 BC 同)◆in (theyear) 2000BCE在公元前 2000 年◆thethirdcenturyBCE公元前三世纪➡ compareAD, AH, BC, CE