milestone

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈmaɪlstəʊn/    美 /ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median.
  2. An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc. idiomatic
    — Death is another milestone on their way.
动词 v.
  1. To place milestones along (a road, etc.).
  2. To plan out a project as a series of major steps. idiomatic

词形变化

milestones plural milestones present,singular,third-person milestoning participle,present milestoned participle,past milestoned past

词汇关系

近义词
landmark
相关词
mileage milemark mile marker milepole milepost game changer landmark watershed

词源

词源 1
From mile + stone. Compare Dutch mijlsteen (“milestone”), German Low German Mielensteen (“milestone”), German Meilenstein (“milestone”), Swedish milsten (“milestone”).
词源 2
From mile + stone. Compare Dutch mijlsteen (“milestone”), German Low German Mielensteen (“milestone”), German Meilenstein (“milestone”), Swedish milsten (“milestone”).
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