单词 | event |
释义 | Word Frequency event(ɪˈvɛnt) noun 1. anything that takes place or happens, esp something important; happening; incident 2. the actual or final outcome; result (esp in the phrases in the event, after the event) 3. any one contest in a programme of sporting or other contests the high jump is his event 4. philosophy a. an occurrence regarded as a bare instant of space-time as contrasted with an object which fills space and has endurance b. an occurrence regarded in isolation from, or contrasted with, human agency Compare act (sense 8)5. in any event 6. in the event of 7. in the event that verb 8. to take part or ride (a horse) in eventing Word origin C16: from Latin ēventus a happening, from ēvenīre to come forth, happen, from venīre to come |
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