1. | 时代;年代;纪元a period of time, usually in history, that is different from other periods because of particular characteristics or events |
the Victorian/modern/post-war era 维多利亚女王╱当今╱战后时代 | |
When she left the firm, it was the end of an era(= things were different after that) . 她离开公司后,一个时代结束了(后来的情况就大不一样了)。 |
2. | 代(地质年代,宙下分代)a length of time which is a division of an aeon |