Holocene英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

形容词 adj.

Of a geologic epoch within the Quaternary period from about the year 10 000 BC to the present; the age of man. not-comparable

— Meronym: Anthropocene

专有名词

The Holocene epoch.

词形变化

the Holocene canonical

词源

词源 1

From French Holocène, based on holo- (“whole”) + Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “fresh, new”). Coined to replace the earlier (1833) label Recent, formally submitted in 1867 and officially endorsed in 1969. The concept is that this epoch is entirely (wholly) new. By surface analysis, holo- + -cene.

词源 2

From French Holocène, based on holo- (“whole”) + Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “fresh, new”). Coined to replace the earlier (1833) label Recent, formally submitted in 1867 and officially endorsed in 1969. The concept is that this epoch is entirely (wholly) new. By surface analysis, holo- + -cene.