event
/ɪˈvent/·이벤트·noun
事件,活动
LatinCEFR A2
词根
e- (out) + Latin 'venire' (to come)
Latin eventus (an outcome, that which comes out) → Middle French event → English event
一句话
e(向外) + vent(来) = '走出来的东西'. 某种流势的结果浮出表面,即 event。 不是随便一件事,而是"水到渠成才发生的事"。 连演唱会"event"也含这层重量 — 准备过后,才终于显形。
例句
It was the biggest event of the year.
那是今年最大的活动。
Many events shaped her life.
许多事件塑造了她的人生。
In the event of fire, use the stairs.
一旦发生火灾,请走楼梯。
同根词
preventinventconveneinterventioneventual