2N-COUNT [usually supplement NOUN](地质中的)世,纪,期 An epoch is a very long period of time in the earth's development, marked by particular physical or biological characteristics. (地质中的)世,纪,期 [technical]
Two main glacial epochs affected both areas during the last 100 million years of Precambrian times.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + EPOCH | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤new新紀元▸➤modern, present現代;當代▸➤early, past早期/過去的時代▸➤historical歷史時期VERB + EPOCH➤mark標誌紀元◇The dropping of the first atom bomb marked a new epoch in warfare.第一顆原子彈的投擲標誌着戰爭進入了新紀元。PREPOSITION➤during an/the epoch, in an/the epoch在某時代◇the importance of the computer in the present epoch計算機在當代的重要性➤epoch of⋯的時代◇an epoch of great social change社會大變革的時代➤epoch in存在於⋯的時代◇Welfare reform was an epoch in the history of US social policy.福利改革開闢了美國社會政策史上的一個新時代。PHRASES➤the beginning of an epoch, the end of an epoch一個時代的開端/結束