mid-15c., "chance, luck," verbal noun from happen (v.); meaning "an occurrence" is 1550s. Sense of "spontaneous event or display" is from 1959 in the argot of artists. Happenings "events" was noted by Fowler as a vogue word from c. 1905.
happening (adj.)
1520s, "occurring," present participle adjective from happen (v.).
雙語例句
1. Quite a few people were milling about, but nothing was happening.
有不少人在附近轉(zhuǎn)來轉(zhuǎn)去，可是什么事情也沒有發(fā)生。
來自柯林斯例句
2. This is happening in every school throughout the country.
全國各地每所學校都在發(fā)生這樣的事情。
來自柯林斯例句
3. So what is really happening as the information bandwagon starts to roll?
當信息大潮滾滾而來的時候究竟發(fā)生了些什么呢？
來自柯林斯例句
4. "God knows what's happening in that madman's mind," she muttered.
她咕噥著：“天知道那個瘋子在想什么?！?/dd>
來自柯林斯例句
5. Things were happening too quickly and Brian was confused.