era
noun /ˈɪərə/
/ˈɪrə/, /ˈerə/
- a period of time, usually in history, that is different from other periods because of particular characteristics or events
时代；年代；纪元 - the Victorian/modern/post-war era
维多利亚女王／当今／战后时代 - When she left the firm, it was the end of an era (= things were different after that).
她离开公司后，一个时代结束了（后来的情况就大不一样了）。 - This is the start of a new era of peace and prosperity.
这是一个和平繁荣的新纪元的开始。
Topics Timeb2, Historyb2- The country has entered an era of high unemployment.
国家进入了高失业时期。 - The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in a whole new era.
柏林墙的倒塌开启了一个全新的时代。 - The room had the elegance of a bygone era.
这个房间有着旧时代的优雅。 - We live in an era of religious uncertainty.
我们生活在一个对宗教怀疑的时代。 - a new era in the history of art
艺术史上的一个新纪元 - a practice that has survived into the present era
保留到现代的做法 - movies of the silent era
默片时代的电影 - the early centuries of the Christian Era
公元最初几个世纪 - the golden era of radio
无线电广播的黄金时代 - In the modern era, the state is the provider of welfare.
在现代，国家是福利的提供者。 - It is one of the most famous churches built in the Victorian era.
那是维多利亚时代建造的最有名的教堂之一。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- golden
- great
- new
- …
- herald
- mark
- usher in
- …
- begin
- end
- during an/the era
- in an/the era
- into era
- …
- the beginning of an era
- the dawn of an era
- the dawning of an era
- …
- the Victorian/modern/post-war era
- (geology
地质学 代（地质年代，宙下分代）
词源mid 17th cent.: from late Latin aera, denoting a number used as a basis of reckoning, an epoch from which time is reckoned, plural of aes, aer- ‘money, counter’.