advent
英 [ˈæd.vent]
美 [ˈæd.vent]
advent 来临前缀ad-, 去,往。词根vent, 来,词源同come.
- advent (n.)
- "important arrival," 1742, an extended sense of Advent "season before Christmas" (Old English), from Latin adventus "a coming, approach, arrival," in Church Latin "the coming of the Savior," from past participle stem of advenire "arrive, come to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + venire "to come" (see venue). In English, also sometimes extended to the Pentecost.
- 1. the advent of new technology
- 新技术的出现
- 2. Swallows come by groups at the advent of spring.
- 春天来临时燕子成群飞来.
- 3. The advent of the Euro will redefine Europe.
- 欧元的出现将重新定义欧洲.
- 4. The advent of computer has greatly changed the pattern of people's life.
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advent:计算机的出现大大改变了人类的生活方式.
- 5. 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。