eon
US /ˈiː.ɑːn/
UK /ˈiː.ɑːn/
名詞
1.
極漫長的時期, 萬古
an indefinitely long period of time; an age
範例:
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It felt like eons since we last saw each other.
自從我們上次見面以來，感覺已經過了好幾個世紀。
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The process of evolution takes eons to produce significant changes.
進化過程需要極長的時間才能產生顯著的變化。
2.
宙
a major division of geological time, subdivided into eras
範例:
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The Phanerozoic eon is the current geological eon in the Earth's history.
顯生宙是地球歷史上當前的地理時期。
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Geologists divide Earth's history into four eons.
地質學家將地球歷史分為四個宙。
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