non-event
英 [ˌnɒn.ɪˈvent]
美 [ˌnɑːn.ɪˈvent]
- n. 大肆宣传而结果并未举办的事；无效的事件；虚张之事
中文词源
non-event 令人失望的事
non-,无，非，event,事情，事件。比喻用法。
英语词源
- non-event (n.)
- "unimportant or disappointing event," 1962, from non- + event.
权威例句
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。