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nonevent

/non-i-vent/US // ˌnɒn ɪˈvɛnt //UK // (ˌnɒnɪˈvɛnt) //

非事件,非事件性事件,无事件,非事件类

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an event or situation that is anticipated but does not occur or occurs with much less than the expected impact, especially one that has been widely publicized; anticlimax.
    • : an occurrence of only superficial interest or content; a dull or insignificant occasion.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • A teenager lashing out is such a nonevent that I’m responding only because yours is doing so multiple times a day.

  • Sex with a friend of the family is betrayal, sex with a stranger a nonevent.