event
英 [?'vent]
美[?'v?nt]
- n. 事件，大事；項目；結果
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詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?events;
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1. 從里面走出來，重大事件。事件的出現(xiàn)、出來，發(fā)生事件。
中文詞源
event 重要事件
e-, 向外。-vent, 來，詞源同advent, venue. 引申義最終來到的，發(fā)生的。
英文詞源
- event (n.)
- 1570s, "the consequence of anything" (as in in the event that); 1580s, "that which happens;" from Middle French event, from Latin eventus "occurrence, accident, event, fortune, fate, lot, issue," from past participle stem of evenire "to come out, happen, result," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + venire "to come" (see venue). Meaning "a contest or single proceeding in a public sport" is from 1865. Events as "the course of events" is attested from 1842. Event horizon in astrophysics is from 1969.
雙語例句
- 1. The birth of a live healthy baby is a truly blessed event.
- 一個健康活潑的嬰兒的出生真是一件可喜的事情。
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- 2. The event will go ahead as planned in Sheffield next summer.
- 這項活動將按計劃于明年夏天在謝菲爾德舉行。
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- 3. Olga Korbut single-handedly turned gymnastics into a major event.
- 奧爾佳·科布特獨自一人將體操變成了一項重要賽事。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. For all its drama, the event was not unexpected.
- 雖然這件事帶有戲劇性，但并不意外。
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- 5. This year's event consisted of readings, lectures and workshops.
- 今年的活動包括讀書會、講座和研討會。
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