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

• 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。
• 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 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。
• Housework is facilitated with the advent of modern inventions.
  41随着现代化发明的出现简化了家务事。
• The advent of modern technology brings a substantial impact on the whole world.
  现代技术的出现对整个世界带来了实质性的影响。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。