event
英 [ɪ'vent]
美[ɪ'vɛnt]
英英释意
- 1. something that happens at a given place and time
- 2. a special set of circumstances;
- "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"
- "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
- 3. a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
- 4. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon;
- "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"
- "his decision had depressing consequences for business"
- "he acted very wise after the event"