"eon" 怎么发音

word

US

ˈiɑn/, /ˈiən

EE-on

UK

ˈiːɒn

EE-on

释义

An eon is an extremely long period of time, often used to describe millions or billions of years, especially in science or geology. It can also be used informally to mean 'a very long time.'

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈiɑn/, /ˈiən

英式英语

ˈiːɒn

简化发音

美式

EE-on

英式

EE-on

语境中听

The dinosaurs lived millions of years ago, in a different eon.

Geologists study changes that happen over an eon.

An eon is much longer than a century or a millennium.

It feels like an eon since we last talked.