epoch
美音:
[´epək
]英音:
[´epək
]n.新纪元,时代,时期,时间上的一点,[地质]世
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epi-=upon,to,besides,among 变化型 ep-
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epoch
/'i:pɒk; [US] 'epək; `ɛpək/
n (beginning of a) period of time in history, life, the history of the earth, etc, esp one marked by notable events or characteristics 纪元; 时代; 时期
*Einstein's theory marked a new epoch in mathematics. 爱因斯坦理论开创了数学的新纪元.
epoch
n[C][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Medieval Latin;Origin: epocha, from
Greek epoche
'ending, fixed point', from epechein
'to stop for a time, hold back']
a period of history
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era the Victorian epoch The king's death marked the end of an epoch . the beginning of a new epoch
1. There was great rejoicing in the country, and he was hailed as the hero who had made an epoch-making discovery. 全国一片欢腾,人们把他誉为做出了划时代发现的英雄,
2. His theory marked a new epoch in mathematics. 他的学说标志着数学上的新纪元。
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