annus mirabilis

短语

<拉>奇迹迭出的一年, 令人惊异之年

发音

/ˌanəs mɪˈɹɑːbɪlɪs/

词形变化

anni mirabiles 复数 anni mirabiles

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A year that includes a multitude of significant and fateful events, be they disasters or successes.

    „The year 1905 was said to be Albert Einstein’s annus mirabilis – his “miracle year”– in which he published four important papers that set the stage for modern physics. Just over a century later, that phrase comes to my mind when I think of 2015 and New Horizons; it’s been our miracle year. Just consider, in the last 12 months…“

词源

From Latin annus (“year”) + mirabilis (“miraculous”). From the title of a poem by John Dryden that commemorates the 'year' June 1665-September 1666, during which occurred several momentous events, beginning with a decisive English victory at the Battle of Lowestoft and ending with the Great Fire of London.

来源：wiktionary