sea change
noun /ˈsiː tʃeɪndʒ/
/ˈsiː tʃeɪndʒ/
[usually singular]- a strong, clear and definite change in a situation
大转变;巨变 - It was one of those momentous events that cause a sea change in public attitudes.
这是那些导致公众态度大转变的重大事件之一。 - Television has undergone a sea change in the last two years.
过去两年里电视发生了巨大的变化。
词源from Shakespeare's Tempest (i. ii. 403). - It was one of those momentous events that cause a sea change in public attitudes.