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单词 kairos
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Definition of kairos in English:

kairos

noun ˈkʌɪrɒsˈkīräs
  • A propitious moment for decision or action.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Or do other phenomena perhaps show that the kairos, the right moment, might have passed us by?
    • As Christians we have an obligation to discern the signs of the time and respond candidly and boldly to this crisis with hope that God will turn it into a kairos for the church's mission in this century.
    • In a sense, 2005 is a kairos year for us to set up manageable and attainable strategies for halving world poverty by 2015.
    • Without courage, intelligence and passion, the present kairos may pass.
    • When, after many attempts, Niebuhr failed to help him understand, he finally just said, ‘It's a kairos, Paulus.’

Origin

1930s: Greek, literally 'opportunity'.

 
 

Definition of kairos in US English:

kairos

nounˈkīräs
  • A propitious moment for decision or action.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As Christians we have an obligation to discern the signs of the time and respond candidly and boldly to this crisis with hope that God will turn it into a kairos for the church's mission in this century.
    • When, after many attempts, Niebuhr failed to help him understand, he finally just said, ‘It's a kairos, Paulus.’
    • Or do other phenomena perhaps show that the kairos, the right moment, might have passed us by?
    • Without courage, intelligence and passion, the present kairos may pass.
    • In a sense, 2005 is a kairos year for us to set up manageable and attainable strategies for halving world poverty by 2015.

Origin

1930s: Greek, literally ‘opportunity’.

 
 
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