non-event

[nɔni'vent]
  • n. 大肆宣传而结果并未举办的事;无效的事件;虚张之事

实用场景例句


Unfortunately, the entire evening was a total non-event.
遗憾的是,整个晚上都没什么特别有趣的事。

柯林斯例句

The election was a real non - event , only a few people voted.
这次大选实在令人扫兴, 投票的人很少.

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The party was a non - event; hardly anyone came!
那聚会真扫兴, 几乎没什麽人来!

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It was a non event; some politician came to smile and shaked hand.
那件事煞有介事; 其实不过是一些政客出来摆摆样子,笑著握手寒暄罢了.

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It was a non event; some politicians came to smile and shake hands.
那件事煞有介事; “其实”不过是一些政客出来摆摆样子,笑着握手寒暄罢了.

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中文词源


non-event 令人失望的事

non-,无,非,event,事情,事件。比喻用法。

双语例句


1. The language of Darwin was intelligible to experts and non-experts alike.
达尔文的语言无论对专家还是非专业人士而言都明白易懂。

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2. Non-violence and patience are the central tenets of their faith.
非暴力和忍耐是他们的信仰的核心原则。

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3. The Afro-Asian nations had approved the basic general principles of non-alignment.
亚非国家已经同意了不结盟的基本通则。

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4. His new relationship with Germany is enshrined in a new non-aggression treaty.
他与德国的新关系受新的互不侵犯条约的保护。

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5. The General does not like non-combatant personnel near a scene of action.
将军不喜欢非战斗部队人员靠近战场。

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英文词源


non-event (n.)
"unimportant or disappointing event," 1962, from non- + event.

词态变化


复数: non-events;