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n.(尤指不寻常的人或事)出现,到来 (Advent)n. 基督降临 2降临节

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ad-=to,at,for 表示方向、变化、完成、附加、增加、开始,或只表加强的重要字首 变化型 ab-,ac-,af-,ag-,al-,an-,ap-,ar-,as-,at-

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advent


/'ædvənt; `ædvɛnt/
n [sing]
1 the ~ of sth/sb the approach or arrival of (an important person, event, etc) (重要人物, 事件等的)来临, 到来
*With the advent of the new chairman, the company began to prosper. 随着新主席的到来, 公司也开始有了起色.
2 Advent
(a) the period (with four Sundays) before Christmas 基督降临节(圣诞节前包括四个星期日的期间)
*[attrib 作定语] Advent hymns 基督降临节圣歌.
(b) (Bible 圣经) the coming of Christ 基督降临.

advent


n written
[Date: 1000-1100; Language: Latin;Origin: adventus 'arrival', from advenire; ADVENTURE]
the advent of sth
the time when something first begins to be widely used
 the advent of the computer
1. Many animals begin to store food before the advent of the cold season.
    许多动物在寒冷季节到来前都储存食物。

2. Up to now, historians have assumed that calendars came into being with the advent of agriculture,
    历史学家迄今认为日历是随农业的问世而出现的,

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