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事件 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • affair noun A matter, event, or piece of business, especially one being discussed in a general or vague way.
  • case noun A particular situation, instance, or set of facts.
  • circumstance noun A fact or condition connected to an event, which affects how it happens or is understood.
  • event noun Something that happens, especially something notable.
  • incident noun An event, especially one that is noteworthy, unpleasant, or disruptive.
  • matter noun Physical substance in general — anything that has mass and takes up space.

Senses

事件 is used for these senses in English:

  • affair (often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
  • case An actual event, situation, or fact.
  • case (academia) An instance or event as a topic of study.
  • circumstance An event; a fact; a particular incident, occurrence, or condition (status).
  • event An occurrence; something that happens.
  • event (physics) A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
  • incident (countable, uncountable) An event or occurrence.
  • matter (philosophy) Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substance.

affair — full definition

  1. noun A matter, event, or piece of business, especially one being discussed in a general or vague way.
  2. noun A secret romantic or sexual relationship, especially involving someone who is already in a committed relationship.
  3. noun A social event, especially a formal or elaborate one.

case — full definition

  1. noun A particular situation, instance, or set of facts.
  2. noun A matter under legal, medical, or professional investigation.
  3. noun A container, box, or covering designed to hold or protect something.
  4. noun Grammar: the form a noun, pronoun, or adjective takes to show its role in a sentence.
  5. verb To pack something into a case, or to observe a place closely before a robbery.

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