"eon" in Chinese (Simplified)
亿年 (极长的时期)
Definition
“亿年”指极其漫长的时期,常用于科学或地质学中,表示几百万或几十亿年。有时也用于形容“很久”。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于正式或科学场合,尤其是地质学。有时日常口语中用“亿年”夸张表达等待很久。不要和“时代”(era)、“时期”或“纪”混淆。
Examples
The dinosaurs lived millions of years ago, in a different eon.
恐龙生活在数百万年前的另一个**亿年**中。
Geologists study changes that happen over an eon.
地质学家研究持续**亿年**的变化。
An eon is much longer than a century or a millennium.
**亿年**比世纪或千年要长得多。
It feels like an eon since we last talked.
我们上次聊天仿佛已经过了**亿年**。
Waiting for the bus took an eon today.
今天等公交感觉等了**亿年**。
Some problems can't be solved in a single eon.
有些问题一个**亿年**也解决不了。