deep time

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Time that is considered on the vast scale of geology or the universe, rather than on the scale of human history. uncountable
    — Numbers do not seem to work well with regard to deep time. Any number above a couple of thousand years—fifty thousand, fifty million—will with nearly equal effect awe the imagination to the point of paralysis.
  2. Time that is set in the very distant past or far into the future. uncountable

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相关词
big history deep history geologic time

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Coined by American writer John McPhee in 1981.
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