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单词 advent
释义
advent
(ædvent )
1. uncountable noun
The advent of an important event, invention, or situation is the fact of it starting or coming into existence. [formal]
...the leap forward in communication made possible by the advent of the mobile phone. [+ of]
The advent of war led to a greater austerity.
Synonyms: coming, approach, appearance, arrival  
2. uncountable noun [usually the NOUN of noun]
The advent of a person at a place is their arrival there. [literary]
Deptford had come alive with the advent of the new priest at St Paul's.
Advent
uncountable noun
In the Christian church, Advent is the period between Advent Sunday, the Sunday closest to the 30th of November, and Christmas Day.
Collocations:
advent of agriculture
Theorists from this era speculated that the civilising process had something to do with the advent of agriculture and commerce.
Times, Sunday Times
Populations increased and settlements became more permanent with the advent of agriculture.
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However, with the advent of agriculture people's lifestyle changed completely, leading to the advent of private property and the accumulation of power.
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These discoveries have demonstrated that the region had been supporting a population of hunter-gatherers well before the advent of agriculture.
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We can assume that before the advent of agriculture there were many such societies.
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advent of computers
I was a successful teacher before the advent of computers.
Times, Sunday Times
The advent of computers changed all that and nowadays nobody makes mistakes on the opening move.
Times,Sunday Times
With the advent of computers, backtesting can be performed on entire exchanges over decades of historic data in very short amounts of time.
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Before the advent of computers, this complexity would have made ballot-counting more difficult than some other voting methods.
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With the advent of computers and computer software in the 1980s, the development of the fleet card industry quickly expanded.
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advent of democracy
Many will vote their gratitude - gratitude that their lives have changed for the better since the advent of democracy.
ST
Replay to before the advent of democracy in 1994.
Mail and Guardian
One reason for the change was the advent of democracy - limited though it was until well into the 19th century.
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Reform was usually led by a small number of humanitarians but with the advent of democracy would not have gone further without community acceptance.
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These publications became supporters of the dictatorship installed in 1976, though the latter took a more populist stance with the advent of democracy in 1983.
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advent of photography
Until the advent of photography, watercolour painting was the best means of documenting the natural world, news events and wars.
Times, Sunday Times
Only with the advent of photography in the nineteenth century did it become possible to create anything like an objective visual record of what a play looked like on stage.
The Times Literary Supplement
In that almost cosy prospect the grades from dark to light would have been consistent with the mind's conjecture as endorsed, perhaps reinforced, by the advent of photography.
The Times Literary Supplement
In all such instances, the advent of photography has become invaluable.
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While photographers and others debated whether photography could be art, the advent of photography directly affected the roles and livelihoods of many traditional artists.
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advent of technology
Despite all the optimism generated by the advent of technology, the probability of associated risks - from delays at supermarket checkouts to human extinction - must not be underestimated.
The Times Literary Supplement
However, with the ongoing advent of technology, too many companies increasingly focus on procedures and processes rather than the human factor.
Times, Sunday Times
That and the advent of technology that enables electronic rather than physical storage.
Times, Sunday Times
During its later years, the journal evolved with the advent of technology and the popularity of collecting.
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The advent of technology has brought national security to complete new level.
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advent of television
I am aware that smartphones are useful, and that similar jeremiads were written about the advent of television.
Times,Sunday Times
We came to the conclusion that with the advent of television, movie attendance was now a matter of choice, not a prohibition.
Christianity Today
Before the advent of television and when radio was still in its infancy, cartoonists were far more influential than today.
Times, Sunday Times
His real breakthrough came with the advent of television.
Times, Sunday Times
With the advent of television both theatre and cinema has been badly hit.
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Translations:
Chinese: 出现
Japanese: 出現
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