a period of time, usually in history, that is different from other periods because of particular characteristics or events 时代；年代；纪元 the Victorian/modern/post-war era 维多利亚女王／当今／战后时代 When she left the firm, it was the end of an era (= things were different after that). 她离开公司后，一个时代结束了（后来的情况就大不一样了）。 This is the start of a new era of peace and prosperity. 这是一个和平繁荣的新纪元的开始。
Extra ExamplesTopics Timeb2, Historyb2The country has entered an era of high unemployment. 国家进入了高失业时期。 The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in a whole new era. 柏林墙的倒塌开启了一个全新的时代。 The room had the elegance of a bygone era. 这个房间有着旧时代的优雅。 We live in an era of religious uncertainty. 我们生活在一个对宗教怀疑的时代。 a new era in the history of art 艺术史上的一个新纪元 a practice that has survived into the present era 保留到现代的做法 movies of the silent era 默片时代的电影 the early centuries of the Christian Era 公元最初几个世纪 the golden era of radio 无线电广播的黄金时代 In the modern era, the state is the provider of welfare. 在现代，国家是福利的提供者。 It is one of the most famous churches built in the Victorian era. 那是维多利亚时代建造的最有名的教堂之一。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- golden
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geology 地质学 a length of time that is a division of an aeon 代（地质年代，宙下分代）
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from late Latin aera, denoting a number used as a basis of reckoning, an epoch from which time is reckoned, plural of aes, aer- ‘money, counter’.