advent [ 'ædvənt] n．到来，来临
到来 [dào lái] /arrival/advent/
{adj: settled} established in a desired position or place; not moving about
"nomads...absorbed among the settled people"
"settled areas"
"I don't feel entirely settled here"
"the advent of settled civilization"
<-> unsettled
{n: Advent Sunday} the first of the four Sundays during Advent
{n: Adventist, Second Adventist} a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ
{n: Advent} the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
{n: Second Coming, Second Coming of Christ, Second Advent, Advent, Parousia} (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
{n: advent, coming} arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
"the advent of the computer"
{v: change, alter, modify} cause to change ; make different ; cause a transformation
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"
"The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Futurist Ian Pearson sees a convergence between intelligent computers and biotechnology, the advent of implanted chips and enhanced intelligence.
未来学家伊恩·皮尔逊看到了智能计算机和生物技术之间的一个会聚点－计算机植人晶片和增强智能的技术的出现。
The advent of intelligence tests did not dramatically affect the degree of social mobility in the U. S. --at least not enough for any change to show up in the social-science data.
智商测试的到来并没有剧烈影响到美国社会上下流动的程度－至少这种流动变化还不足以在社会学的数据上明显表露出来。
The advent of programmable, nanoscale machines will extend the Internet to things the size of molecules that can be injected under the skin, leading to Internet-enabled people.
可编程的毫微器的出现将把互联网延伸到分子大小的物上去，而这些分子可以注射入人的皮肤下面，于是便出现了具备互联网功能的人。
In addition, the existence of discrimi- nation before the advent of legal slavery offers a further explanation for the harsher treatment of Black slaves in North than in South America.
此外，法律上奴隶制度出现之前业已存在的种族歧视可进一步解释黑人奴隶在北美洲的待遇何以会比南美洲黑人奴隶的待遇要来得更为严酷。
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