epoch
英 ['iːpɒk; 'epɒk]
美['ɛpək]
- n. [地质] 世；新纪元；新时代；时间上的一点
英英释意
- 1. a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- 2. (astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred
- 3. a unit of geological time
双语例句
- 1. It was meant to sound like an epoch-making declaration.
- 有意让它听起来像是一个划时代的宣言。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The death of the emperor marked the end of an epoch in the country's history.
- 皇帝驾崩标志着该国历史上一个时代的结束。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.
- 文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. The epoch of revolution creates great figures.
- 革命时代造就伟大的人物.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. We're at the end of the historical epoch, and at the dawn of another.
- 我们正处在一个历史时代的末期, 另一个历史时代的开端.
来自《简明英汉词典》