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单词 epoch-making
释义
epoch-making
adjective
uk
/ˈiː.pɒkˌmeɪ.kɪŋ/us
/ˈiː.pɑːkˌmeɪ.kɪŋ/
An epoch-makingeventis veryimportantbecause it has agreateffecton aparticulartimeperiod:
Darwin's epoch-makingwork"On The Origin Of Species"receivedamixedreactionat first.
Any epoch-makingeventtoday wouldinvolvecrowdsrecordingit ontheirmobilephones.
Synonym
epochal
More examples
  • In the 20thcentury,Scotlandfinallygotitsownparliament, an epoch-makingevent.
  • Everyscientistwould like toaccomplishsuch an epoch-makingadvance.
  • Theytreatedherideaswithcontempt,cuttingshortwhat might have been an epoch-makingscientificcareer.
  • In 2004, something epoch-makinghappened: for the firsttimeinhumanhistorythemajorityof the world'spopulationwerelivingincities.
  • Alexander theGreatis one of the fewindividualsinhistorywholiterallywas epoch-making.
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(Definition ofepoch-makingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • Along with the agitation of opinion went epoch-making events.
  • She stared at Roger, strangely conscious that something epoch-making and decisive had happened.
  • The deed seemed curiously epoch-making, and stirred her oddly.
  • The great epoch-making novel did not exist.
  • The visit must be epoch-making in any life.
epoch-making
adjective
uk
/ˈiː.pɒkˌmeɪ.kɪŋ/us
/ˈiː.pɑːkˌmeɪ.kɪŋ/
Aneventmight bedescribedas epoch-making if it has agreateffecton thefuture.
划时代的；开创新纪元的；意义重大的

Examplesofepoch-making

epoch-making
Theepoch-makinginvention of the magnetophone has made it possible to record and to repeat sounds.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, it is astonishing that no mention is made of theepoch-makingphenomenon of globalisation and of the consequences that arise with respect to the study of international monetary questions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
All these, though they are notepoch-makingor shattering in any way, are moves towards integration and towards greater efficiency.
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I am not advocating anything revolutionary,epoch-makingor radical here.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I fancy it may also prove to be anepoch-makingone in the history of penal development.
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This week's business, apart from today, is hardly of a nature to make anyepoch-makingchange in the economy of the country.
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It is in no sense anepoch-makingmeasure.
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To my mind, the reports which have resulted from that are quiteepoch-makingin the farming world.
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I am grateful for the opportunity to take part in thisepoch-makingdebate.
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Like all otherepoch-makingchanges, that carries risks—risks to all its participants.
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Perhaps this is not the mostepoch-makingmeasure, but it has been a useful exercise.
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Let us give our work theepoch-makingstatus it deserves!
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We should consider the statistics about wars that occurred after thoseepoch-makingtreaties.
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But if he can, he will transform a somewhat local, parochial debate into anepoch-makingnational pronouncement.
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It is put forward as a matter of most tremendous importance, anepoch-makingchange—and heaven knows what.
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