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ad.vent5Ad7vent, -vEntn [U]the (future) arrival (of an event, invention, person, etc.)来临，出现Quills were the chief writing implement from the 6th century AD until the advent of steel pens in the mid 19th century.从公元6世纪到19世纪中期钢笔出现以前，羽毛笔是主要的书写工具。Life in Britain was transformed by the advent of the steam engine.英国的生活由于蒸汽机的出现而发生变革。For Christians, Advent is the period of four weeks before Christmas.(基督教中的)降临节(圣诞节前的四个星期)An Advent calendar is a decorative piece of card, often hung on the wall, which has a small door-like opening for each of the days of the month before Christmas. People, esp. children, open one of these doors each day, finding a picture under it.一种挂在墙上的装饰性卡片，圣诞节前的日期上都有一个像门一样的开口，人们，尤其是孩子们，每天打开一扇‘门’，找到下面的图画。
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