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event

英[ɪ'vent] 美[ɪ'vɛnt]
  • n. 事件,大事;项目;结果

英英释意


1. something that happens at a given place and time
2. a special set of circumstances;
"in that event, the first possibility is excluded"
"it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
3. a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
4. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon;
"the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"
"his decision had depressing consequences for business"
"he acted very wise after the event"