epoch

US [ˈiːpɒk]
UK [ˈiːpɒk]
  • n.时期;新纪元;新时代;阶段
  • Web历元;世
Plural Form:epochs  
EPOCH
n.
1.
时代;纪元;时期a period of time in history, especially one during which important events or changes happen
The death of the emperor marked the end of an epoch in the country's history.
皇帝驾崩标志着该国历史上一个时代的结束。
2.
世(地质年代,纪下分世)a length of time which is a division of a period
geological epochs
地质世

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