Word · Frequency #15275
epoch
时代;纪元;时期
a long period of time in history or in a person's life, especially one that is important or remarkable; an era
- 1.
A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.
- 2.
An intensive chemotherapy regimen for treating aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma, consisting of etoposide, prednisolone, Oncovin (vincristine), cyclophosphamide, and hydroxydaunorubicin.
由依托泊苷、泼尼松龙、长春新碱(Oncovin)、环磷酰胺和羟基柔红霉素组成的强化化疗方案,用于治疗侵袭性非霍奇金淋巴瘤。
- 3.
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
时代;纪元
- 4.
A notable event which marks the beginning of such a period.
- 5.
(astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded
(天文学)历元(任意固定的参考日期)
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A specific instant in time, chosen as the point of reference or zero value of a system that involves identifying instants of time.
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a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages
地质年代单位(纪的细分,再分为世)
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A geochronologic unit of hundreds of thousands to millions of years; a subdivision of a period, and subdivided into ages (or sometimes subepochs).
- 9.
One complete presentation of the training data set to an iterative machine learning algorithm.
划时代的事件;新纪元的开端;世(地质年代单位);一轮;一代(机器学习);历元;基准时刻;EPOCH方案(一种化疗方案)
In use
The landing on Mars marked a new epoch in space exploration.
Her college years were a peaceful epoch of learning and growth.
Different geological epochs are defined by changes in rock layers and fossils.
epoch of [something]
通常用于描述具有显著特征的时期。
The Renaissance was an epoch of great artistic achievement.
文艺复兴是一个伟大艺术成就的纪元。
in an/the epoch
用于表示处于某个特定时期。
We are living in an epoch of rapid technological change.
我们生活在一个技术快速变革的时代。
epoch in [field]
强调在某个领域中的划时代意义。
Connections
Collocations
- a new epoch
- 新纪元;新时代
- The invention of the internet marked a new epoch in human communication.互联网的发明标志着人类交流的新纪元。
- mark an epoch
- 开辟新纪元;成为划时代的事件
- The discovery marked an epoch in the history of medicine.这一发现标志着医学史上的一个纪元。
- geological epoch
- 地质世;地质时期
- The Holocene is the current geological epoch.全新世是当前的地质世。
- historical epoch
- 历史时代;历史时期
- The Renaissance was a glorious historical epoch in Europe.文艺复兴是欧洲一个辉煌的历史时期。
- epoch of peace
- 和平时代
- The long epoch of peace allowed the arts to flourish.漫长的和平时代让艺术得以繁荣。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 epoch 读音像‘一破壳’:历史大事件如蛋壳破裂,标志一个新时代的开始(纯联想,非词源)。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:historical writing、academic discussion、formal speech epoch 多用于正式或书面语境,指一段重要或具有标志性的历史时期;在日常口语中比较少见,常可用 era 或 age 代替。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
The final unstressed /ək/ in /ˈɛpək/ matches stomach, hammock, and paddock. Do not copy the spelling: epic /ˈɛpɪk/ and loch /lɑːk/ look similar but sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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