paradigm shift

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˈparadigm shift 7 BrE NAmE noun
a great and important change in the way sth is done or thought about
•Wegener's theory led to a paradigm shift in the earth sciences.
•I could convince only a few of my colleagues of the need for a revolution, a paradigm shift.

Word Origin:
[paradigm shift] 1970s: term used in the writings of Thomas S. Kuhn (1922–96), philosopher of science.