eras

/ɪˈrɑːz/ /iˈrɑːz/

Meanings

noun

时代，时期。

A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.

Examples :

"Several eras of my family's history are documented in old photo albums. "

在旧相册里记录着我家好几个时代的历史。

noun

时代，时期。

A unit of time, smaller than eons and greater than periods.

Examples :

"The Mesozoic and Cenozoic are two of the most well-known eras in the history of Earth. "

中生代和新生代是地球历史上最著名的两个时代。

time history geology age

Related Words

history noun

/ˈhɪst(ə)ɹi/

历史, 史, 史实

"History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes."

如果我们不从历史的错误中吸取教训，历史就会重演。

several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

几块私有土地, 私人 земельный участок

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

这家人拥有几块私有土地，就在他们房子后面有一小块。

periods noun

/ˈpɪriədz/ /ˈpɪəriːədz/

时期，期间

"There was a period of confusion following the announcement."

宣布之后，有一段时间大家都很困惑。

greater adjective

/ˈɡɹeɪ.tə(ɹ)/

更大的，较多的，较长的

"A great storm is approaching our shores."

一场更大的暴风雨正在逼近我们的海岸。

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mesozoic noun

/ˌmɛzəˈzoʊɪk/

中生代

"Fossils from the Mesozoic are common."

中生代的化石很常见。

period noun

/ˈpɪəɹɪəd/

时期，期间。

"There was a period of confusion following the announcement."

宣布之后，有一段时间大家都非常困惑。

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

家庭, 家人

"Our family lives in town."

我们一家人住在城里。

smaller adjective

/ˈsmɑlɚ/ /ˈsmɔːlə/ /ˈsmɔlɚ/

较小的，更小的，微小的。

"A small group."

一小群人。

documented verb

/ˈdɑkjəˌmɛntɪd/ /ˈdɑkjəˌmɛntəd/

记录在案，记载。

"He documented each step of the process as he did it, which was good when the investigation occurred."

他在操作过程中记录在案了每一个步骤，这在调查发生时很有帮助。

indeterminate adjective

/ɪndɪˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪnət/

不确定的，未定的

"The child's future career path remained indeterminate; we didn't know what he'd want to be when he grew up. "

这孩子将来的职业道路仍然是未定的；我们不知道他长大后想做什么。

length noun

/lɛn(t)θ/

长度，长短。

"The length of the classroom is 20 meters. "

教室的长度是二十米。

generally adverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

通常，普遍地

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."

地球是圆的，这是普遍的认知。