英语词汇“epochal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Epochal describes events so important and significant they have the power to usher in a new epoch. In other words they're "epoch-making."

The big bang. The moment when man learned to make fire. The day your braces were removed. These events are epochal in that they mark the dawn of a new era, or epoch, of time. Both epoch and epochal derive from the Latin epocha, which in turn derives from the Greek epekhein, which combines epi "on" with ekhein "to hold," and means to pause or take up a position. Think of epochal events as worthy of an arrow on the timeline of history.

TASTY MORSELS

Vocabulary Shout-Out: Paul Farhi of "The Washington Post" for "Epochal"

In The Washington Post's own coverage of the sale of the paper to Amazon chief Jeff Bezos, reporter Paul Farhi used epochal to describe the change digital technology is bringing to newspapers.

For much of the past decade, The Post has been unable to escape the financial turmoil that has engulfed newspapers and other “legacy” media organizations. The rise of the Internet and the epochal change from print to digital technology have created a massive wave of competition for traditional news companies, scattering readers and advertisers across a radically altered news and information landscape and triggering mergers, bankruptcies and consolidation among the owners of print and broadcasting properties.

At first glance, epochal seems like a word whose meaning is easy to decode. It's the adjectival form of epoch, right?

Not exactly. According to The Online Etymology Dictionary, the word epoch, meaning "a period of time," began appearing in English around 1620, as a mutation of the Latin epocha, which means the "point marking the start of a new period in time." Think: the birth of Christ, the fall of Rome, the day you got your driver's license.

Epochal began appearing in English not long after, in the 1680s, and its meaning, "marking the beginning of a new development or era," more closely relates to its Latin forebear. Epochal describes not epochs, but epocha, events that are "epoch-making." Fahri's use was spot on.

WORD FAMILY

epochal: epochally+/epoch: epochal, epochs

USAGE EXAMPLES

That game sparked a meteoric ascent that culminated with the Brooklyn prodigy’s epochal world championship win in 1972.

The Guardian(Dec 03, 2016)

In the future people will say, “Where were you that election night?” the way they do for other epochal moments.

Wall Street Journal(Nov 18, 2016)

He doubts, too, that a simple return to nationalism is the next epochal frame.

The Guardian(Nov 13, 2016)

adj highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era

epochal decisions made by Roosevelt and Churchill

Syn

epoch-making
important, significant

important in effect or meaning

单词	epochal
释义	epochal (once / 23176 pages) adj Epochal describes events so important and significant they have the power to usher in a new epoch. In other words they're "epoch-making." The big bang. The moment when man learned to make fire. The day your braces were removed. These events are epochal in that they mark the dawn of a new era, or epoch, of time. Both epoch and epochal derive from the Latin epocha, which in turn derives from the Greek epekhein, which combines epi "on" with ekhein "to hold," and means to pause or take up a position. Think of epochal events as worthy of an arrow on the timeline of history. TASTY MORSELS Vocabulary Shout-Out: Paul Farhi of "The Washington Post" for "Epochal" In The Washington Post's own coverage of the sale of the paper to Amazon chief Jeff Bezos, reporter Paul Farhi used epochal to describe the change digital technology is bringing to newspapers. For much of the past decade, The Post has been unable to escape the financial turmoil that has engulfed newspapers and other “legacy” media organizations. The rise of the Internet and the epochal change from print to digital technology have created a massive wave of competition for traditional news companies, scattering readers and advertisers across a radically altered news and information landscape and triggering mergers, bankruptcies and consolidation among the owners of print and broadcasting properties. At first glance, epochal seems like a word whose meaning is easy to decode. It's the adjectival form of epoch, right? Not exactly. According to The Online Etymology Dictionary, the word epoch, meaning "a period of time," began appearing in English around 1620, as a mutation of the Latin epocha, which means the "point marking the start of a new period in time." Think: the birth of Christ, the fall of Rome, the day you got your driver's license. Epochal began appearing in English not long after, in the 1680s, and its meaning, "marking the beginning of a new development or era," more closely relates to its Latin forebear. Epochal describes not epochs, but epocha, events that are "epoch-making." Fahri's use was spot on. WORD FAMILY epochal: epochally+/epoch: epochal, epochs USAGE EXAMPLES That game sparked a meteoric ascent that culminated with the Brooklyn prodigy’s epochal world championship win in 1972. The Guardian(Dec 03, 2016) In the future people will say, “Where were you that election night?” the way they do for other epochal moments. Wall Street Journal(Nov 18, 2016) He doubts, too, that a simple return to nationalism is the next epochal frame. The Guardian(Nov 13, 2016) adj highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era epochal decisions made by Roosevelt and Churchill Syn epoch-making important, significant important in effect or meaning
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