era

noun

/ˈɪərə/

/ˈɪrə/, /ˈerə/

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a period of time, usually in history, that is different from other periods because of particular characteristics or events
- the Victorian/modern/post-war era
- When she left the firm, it was the end of an era (= things were different after that).
- This is the start of a new era of peace and prosperity.
see also Christian era, Common Era
Extra Examples
- The country has entered an era of high unemployment.
- The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in a whole new era.
- The room had the elegance of a bygone era.
- We live in an era of religious uncertainty.
- a new era in the history of art
- a practice that has survived into the present era
- movies of the silent era
- the early centuries of the Christian Era
- the golden era of radio
- In the modern era, the state is the provider of welfare.
- It is one of the most famous churches built in the Victorian era.
Topics Timeb2, Historyb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- golden
- great
- new
- …
verb + era
- herald
- mark
- usher in
- …
era + verb
- begin
- end
preposition
- during an/the era
- in an/the era
- into era
- …
phrases
- the beginning of an era
- the dawn of an era
- the dawning of an era
- …
See full entry
(geology) a length of time that is a division of an aeon

Word Originmid 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’.

单词	era
释义	era noun /ˈɪərə/ /ˈɪrə/, /ˈerə/ jump to other results a period of time, usually in history, that is different from other periods because of particular characteristics or events the Victorian/modern/post-war era When she left the firm, it was the end of an era (= things were different after that). This is the start of a new era of peace and prosperity. see also Christian era, Common Era Extra Examples The country has entered an era of high unemployment. The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in a whole new era. The room had the elegance of a bygone era. We live in an era of religious uncertainty. a new era in the history of art a practice that has survived into the present era movies of the silent era the early centuries of the Christian Era the golden era of radio In the modern era, the state is the provider of welfare. It is one of the most famous churches built in the Victorian era. Topics Timeb2, Historyb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective golden great new … verb + era herald mark usher in … era + verb begin end preposition during an/the era in an/the era into era … phrases the beginning of an era the dawn of an era the dawning of an era … See full entry (geology) a length of time that is a division of an aeon Word Originmid 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’.
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