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Advent Life Important N Uncount 不可数名词   [Usu N 英

英语单词 advent
英美音标 英 ['ædvent] 美 ['ædvent]
中文释义 n.出现;到来
英语例句 (1) The advent of the computer changed people's life greatly.
(2) With the advent of the rockets, the Space Age began.
(3) The advent of the Euro will redefine Europe.
(4) With the advent of spring, everything comes to life again.
(5) With the advent of the new chairman, the company began to prosper.
(6) Since the advent of atomic power, there have been great changes in industry.
中文例句 (1) 计算机的出现极大地改变了人们的生活。
(2) 随着火箭的出现,太空时代开始了。
(3) 欧元的出现将重新定义欧洲。
(4) 随着春天的到来,万物复苏了。
(5) 随著新主席的到来,公司也开始有了起色。
(6) 自从原子动力问世以后,工业发生了巨大的变化。
vocabulary简明 The advent of something means that it's finally here. You might be waiting for the advent of a new iPhone or for the advent of cloning. Don't hold your breath.
vocabulary扩展 Generally, the noun advent is used for the introduction of something important. The twentieth century saw the advent of many important inventions — including television, computers, and microwave dinners. If the word is capitalized, it has a religious meaning, referring to the period, observed in certain Christian religions, that begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas (December 25).
柯林斯解释
1
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](重大事件、发明或情况的)出现,问世,到来 The advent of an important event, invention, or situation is the fact of it starting or coming into existence.
  [usu the N of n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...the leap forward in communication made possible by the advent of the mobile phone.

    手机的问世带来了通讯业的迅猛发展

  • The advent of war led to a greater austerity.

    战争的到来使形势更为严峻。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](人物的)到达,到来 The advent of a person at a place is their arrival there.
  [usu the N of n]
  [LITERARY 文]
  • Deptford had come alive with the advent of the new priest at St Paul's.

    圣保罗教堂新牧师的到来使德特福德变得生机勃勃。

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