effluxion of time

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The determination of a term of years due to the passage of time, rather than the occurrence of a specific event. formal,idiomatic,uncountable
  2. The passage of time, especially as a cause of change in itself. uncountable
    — [...] we often fail to make sufficient allowance for the changes in standards brought about by the effluxion of time.

词源

From effluxion + of + time.
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