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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Though the company long seemed indifferent to the market, the advent of the iPod and iPhone changed that.
  虽然长期以来，苹果似乎一直和游戏机市场不搭边，但iPod和iPhone的出现却改变了这种局面。
• With the advent of the new era, the creation of dance drama music truly entered a golden age.
  新时期以来舞剧音乐创作真正进入了黄金时代。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 advent of multi-core processors offers new performance opportunities.
  多核处理器的降临带来了新的性能潜力。
• The advent and popularity of Ajax changed the above scenario.
  Ajax的发明和流行改变了上述状况。