| 释义 |
event/iˈvent/n. 1 a thing that happens or takes place, esp. one of importance 事件，发生的事(尤指较重要的) 2a the fact of a thing's occurring 事件的发生 b a result or outcome 结果，后果 3 an item in a sports programme, or the programme as a whole 体育比赛项目 4 Physics a single occurrence of a process, e.g. the ionization of one atom 【物理学】事件，(某一过程的)发生(如一个原子的电离过程) 5 something on the result of which money is staked 下了赌注的事件 □ at all events (or in any event) whatever happens 无论如何，在任何情况下 □ in the event as it turns (or turned) out 事实表明，结果，到头来 □ in the event of if (a specified thing) happens 如果发生…事，在…情况下 in the event of his death 如果他去世了； in the event of our losing 如果我们输了的话 □ in the event that disp. if it happens that [异议]如果，一旦 [Latin eventus from evenire event- ‘happen’ (as E-, venire ‘come’)]■ Usage 用法说明 In the event that is considered awkward by some people. It can usually be avoided by rephrasing, e.g. in the event that it rains can be replaced by in the event of rain. 词组 in the event that 常被一些人看作是蹩脚的用法。可以用 in the event of 来替换，如 in the event that it rains 可改为 in the event of rain 。 |