| 词汇 | epoch-making |
| 释义 | epoch-making adjective uk /ˈiː.pɒkˌmeɪ.kɪŋ/ us /ˈiː.pɑːkˌmeɪ.kɪŋ/ An epoch-making event is very important because it has a great effect on a particular time period: 划时代的；开创新纪元的；意义重大的 Darwin's epoch-making work "On The Origin Of Species" received a mixed reaction at first. Any epoch-making event today would involve crowds recording it on their mobile phones. Synonym epochal In the 20th century, Scotland finally got its own parliament, an epoch-making event. Every scientist would like to accomplish such an epoch-making advance. They treated her ideas with contempt, cutting short what might have been an epoch-making scientific career. In 2004, something epoch-making happened: for the first time in human history the majority of the world's population were living in cities. Alexander the Great is one of the few individuals in history who literally was epoch-making. Very important or urgent all-important at all costsidiom be a matter of life and/or deathidiom cardinally chief imperative last but not leastidiom leading life-altering life-and-death life-changing overriding primary prime principally prior prized seminal tectonic weighty 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. Examples of epoch-makingepoch-making The epoch-making invention of the magnetophone has made it possible to record and to repeat sounds. However, it is astonishing that no mention is made of the epoch-making phenomenon of globalisation and of the consequences that arise with respect to the study of international monetary questions. All these, though they are not epoch-making or shattering in any way, are moves towards integration and towards greater efficiency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not advocating anything revolutionary, epoch-making or radical here. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I fancy it may also prove to be an epoch-making one in the history of penal development. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This week's business, apart from today, is hardly of a nature to make any epoch-making change in the economy of the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is in no sense an epoch-making measure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To my mind, the reports which have resulted from that are quite epoch-making in the farming world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am grateful for the opportunity to take part in this epoch-making debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Like all other epoch-making changes, that carries risks—risks to all its participants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps this is not the most epoch-making measure, but it has been a useful exercise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us give our work the epoch-making status it deserves! From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We should consider the statistics about wars that occurred after those epoch-making treaties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But if he can, he will transform a somewhat local, parochial debate into an epoch-making national pronouncement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is put forward as a matter of most tremendous importance, an epoch-making change—and heaven knows what. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of epoch-making These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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