单词 | nonevent |
释义 | nonevent[ non-i-vent ] / ˌnɒn ɪˈvɛnt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nonevent ON THESAURUS.COM nounan event or situation that is anticipated but does not occur or occurs with much less than the expected impact, especially one that has been widely publicized; anticlimax. an occurrence of only superficial interest or content; a dull or insignificant occasion. Origin of noneventFirst recorded in 1935–40; non- + event Words nearby noneventnone the worse for, nonethnic, none too, non-Euclidean, non-Euclidean geometry, nonevent, No news is good news, nonexclusive, nonexecutive, nonexecutive director, nonexistence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nonevent
British Dictionary definitions for noneventnonevent / (ˌnɒnɪˈvɛnt) / nouna disappointing or insignificant occurrence, esp one predicted to be important Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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