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advent /'aedvant; 'aedvcnt/ n 1 (usu sing with def art) coming or arrival (of an important development, season, etc): (通常单数与定冠词连用) 来到; 来临 (指重要发展，节期等)： Since the ~ of atomic power, there have been great changes in industry. 自从原子动力问世之后, 工业方面起了很大的改变。 2 A~, (eccles) the coming of Christ; the season (with four Sundays) before Christmas Day. (教会) 耶稣之降临; 降临节 (圣诞节前包括四个星期日之时期) 。 3 the second coming of Christ at the Last Judgement. 最后审判日耶稣之再临。 Adventist /'aedvantist US: ad'ventist; 'aedventist/ n person who believes that Christ's second coming and the end of the world are near. 相信耶稣之再临及世界末日已近的人。 |