advent

英 [ˈædvent]

美 [ˈædvent]

n.  (重要事件、人物、发明等的)出现，到来; 将临节，基督降临节(圣诞节前的四个星期)

复数：advents　

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.6412 / COCA.8129

牛津词典

noun

• （重要事件、人物、发明等的）出现，到来
  the coming of an important event, person, invention, etc.
  1. the advent of new technology
     新技术的出现
• 将临节，基督降临节（圣诞节前的四个星期）
  the period of four weeks before Christmas in the Christian religion

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （重大事件、发明或情况的）出现，问世，到来
  The advent ofan important event, invention, or situation is the fact of it starting or coming into existence.
  1. ...the leap forward in communication made possible by the advent of the mobile phone.
     手机的问世带来了通讯业的迅猛发展
  2. The advent of war led to a greater austerity.
     战争的到来使形势更为严峻。
• N-UNCOUNT （人物的）到达，到来
  Theadvent ofa person at a place is their arrival there.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
  1. the advent of the computer
  Synonym:coming

双语例句

• We are witnessing the advent of new lifestyles and new waves of thinking?
  我们是否在以这种方式见证着新的生活方式和思维方式的到来？
• In recent years more uses have been found for this material with the advent of mesopore activated carbon fiber.
  近年来，中孔活性碳纤维的研究拓宽了其应用领域。
• With the rapid development in science and technology, we have welcomed the advent of the21st century.
  随着科技的迅速发展，我们已经迎来了21世纪的到来。
• The important thing is that its advent has promoted the communications among people.
  重要的是，它的出现促进了人与人之间的交流。
• And with the advent of "apps," Apple once again created an entire ecosystem.
  而随着“应用程序”的出现，苹果再次创建了一个完整的生态系统。
• With the advent of cloud computing we quickly realized that this metered resource usage had another important management perspective-costing.
  随着云计算的到来，我们很快意识到这种对资源使用的计量还有另外一个重要的管理角度&成本核算。
• The advent of television brought about a revolution in product and service.
  电视的出现为产品和服务的促销方式带来了一场革命。
• Many jobs have become extinct with the advent of computers.
  随着计算机的出现，许多工作都不复存在了。
• The advent of the machine has destroyed the direct relation between a man's intention and his deed.
  机器的出现摧毁了人的意愿与他的行为之间的直接关系。
• This trend was consolidated by the advent of television.
  电视的出现使这种趋势得到了增强。