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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
= 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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