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eons

/ˈiːɒnz/ /ˈiːənz/

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noun

永世, 极长的时间.

Examples :

"Waiting for the bus felt like eons, even though it was only ten minutes. "

等公共汽车感觉像过了一个永世，虽然只有十分钟。

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noun

亿万年, 永世。

A period of 1,000,000,000 years.

Examples :

"It took eons for the Earth to cool down enough to support life. "

地球经历了亿万年的时间才冷却到足以支持生命。

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noun

永世，万古。

The longest time period used in geology.

Examples :

"The geologist explained that the formation of the Grand Canyon took eons. "

地质学家解释说，大峡谷的形成经历了永世之久。

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noun

极长的时间，漫长岁月

A long period of time.

Examples :

"It feels like eons since I last saw my best friend. "

感觉好像过了漫长岁月，我上次见到我最好的朋友还是很久很久以前。

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noun

永世，神灵。

(usually spelled aeon or æon) A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.

Examples :

"Because the Gnostic text was ancient, the professor explained that scholars debate whether the figures mentioned were meant to be literal historical figures or symbolic eons, divine emanations representing aspects of God. "

由于这本诺斯替教典籍十分古老，教授解释说，学者们争论其中提及的人物究竟是历史上真实存在的人物，还是象征性的神灵（永世），代表着上帝不同方面的神圣化身。

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