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

• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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 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 war led to a greater austerity.
  战争的到来使形势更为严峻。
• Network privacy is with the advent of network and the rise of a new concept.
  网络隐私权是随着网络时代的来临而兴起的一个新概念。
• 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。
• 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 multi-core processors offers new performance opportunities.
  多核处理器的降临带来了新的性能潜力。