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

• So, with the advent of home and office computers, a new problem appeared.
  因此，随着家庭和办公室的电脑，一个新的问题出现了。
• The advent of risk society challenges the development of law, and also provides space for the judicial activism.
  风险社会的来临对法律的发展提出了挑战，也为司法能动提供了空间。
• The advent of the computer changed people's life greatly.
  计算机的出现极大地改变了人们的生活。
• The advent and popularity of Ajax changed the above scenario.
  Ajax的发明和流行改变了上述状况。
• The advent of the Knowledge Economy speeds up the popularization and industrialization of education.
  知识经济的到来，加速了教育的大众化、产业化的进程。
• Since the advent of atomic power, there has been great changes in industry.
  自从原子能的出现，工业发生了巨大的变化。
• The advent of the Internet has greatly transformed people's traditional lifestyle.
  互联网的出现大大地改变了人们传统的生活方式。
• The advent of knowledge economy will be bringing challenge and opportunity for geographical development.
  摘要知识经济的到来给地理学的发展带来挑战和机遇。
• 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。
• 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。