advent
['ædvɛnt]
語源
降臨接頭辞ad-「行く」。語源的にはcomeと同じ。
英語の語源
- advent (n.)
- "important arrival," 1742, an extended sense of Advent "season before Christmas" (Old English), from Latin adventus "a coming, approach, arrival," in Church Latin "the coming of the Savior," from past participle stem of advenire "arrive, come to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + venire "to come" (see venue). In English, also sometimes extended to the Pentecost.
例文
- 1. the advent of new technology
- 新技術の出現
dl>- 2.Swallows come by groups at the advent of spring.
- 春が来るとツバメが群れをなして飛来する。
- 3.The advent of the Euro will redefine Europe.
- ユーロの出現はヨーロッパを再定義する。
- 4.The advent of computer has greatly changed the pattern of people 's life.
- advent :コンピュータの出現は人間の生活様式を大きく変えた。
- 5.Deptford had come alive with the advent of the new priest at St Paul 's.
- サンパウロ教会の新牧師の到来により、デトフォードは生き生きとした姿になった。
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