单词 | Advent |
释义 | Advent n.   1. the season before Christmas, including the four preceding Sundays.   2. the coming or second coming of Christ.   3. (advent) the arrival of esp. an important person or thing. Phrases and idioms Advent calendar Brit. a calendar for Advent, usu. of card with flaps to open each day revealing a picture or scene. Advent Sunday the first Sunday in Advent. Etymology: OE f. OF advent, auvent f. L adventus arrival f. advenire (as AD-, venire vent- come) |
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