antiquity
英 [æn'tɪkwɪtɪ]
美[æn'tɪkwəti]
- n. 高龄；古物；古代的遗物
词态变化
复数: antiquities;
助记提示
1. anti- "before" + *okw- "appearance" + -ity.
2. anti- 词根的本义是 before 这里引申为 before times, former times, ancient times. 也就是以前的时光、古代。
3. *okw- 本义是 see 这里引申为 appearance，即样子、外观、外貌、面貌。*okw- 的同源词：ocular, ogle, optic, myopia.
4. 由此该词的含义表示古代的样子、古代的面貌。
5. => aged, venerable.
2. anti- 词根的本义是 before 这里引申为 before times, former times, ancient times. 也就是以前的时光、古代。
3. *okw- 本义是 see 这里引申为 appearance，即样子、外观、外貌、面貌。*okw- 的同源词：ocular, ogle, optic, myopia.
4. 由此该词的含义表示古代的样子、古代的面貌。
5. => aged, venerable.
英英释意
- 1. the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
- 2. extreme oldness
- 3. an artifact surviving from the past
英文词源
- antiquity (n.)
- late 14c., "olden times," from Old French antiquitet (11c.; Modern French antiquité) "olden times; great age; old age," from Latin antiquitatem (nominative antiquitas) "ancient times, antiquity, venerableness," noun of quality from antiquus (see antique (adj.)). Specific reference to ancient Greece and Rome is from mid-15c.; meaning "quality of being old" is from about the same time. Antiquities "relics of ancient days" is from 1510s.
实用场景例句
- The statue was brought to Rome in antiquity .
- 这座雕像是古时运到罗马的。
牛津词典
- A number of the monuments are of considerable antiquity.
- 有些历史遗迹相当古老。
牛津词典
- Egyptian/Roman antiquities
- 埃及 / 罗马古物
牛津词典
- ...collectors of Roman antiquities.
- 古罗马时期物品的收藏家
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a town of great antiquity...
- 历史悠久的小镇
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It indicates the antiquity of the tradition.
- 这表明该传统源远流长。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...famous monuments of classical antiquity...
- 古典时期的著名纪念碑
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The town was famous in antiquity for its white bulls.
- 该镇在古时以其白色公牛闻名。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Their antiquity is stupendous, dating back some 36,000 years B.C.
- 它们惊人的古老, 可以追溯到公元前36,000年.
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- Actually thethe style of antiquity, the product creativity is heavier than the cultural difference.
- 其实仿古砖, 产品创意比文化差异更重.
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- " But antiquity now is a yellow dust, Confusing in the grasses its ruins and white Bones . "
- 黄尘足今古, 白骨乱 蓬蒿.
英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
- The museum contains the remains of Chinese antiquity.
- 博物馆藏有中国古代的遗物.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- In antiquity , Huaxu , thethe , was born the, and gave birth to Fuxi , the, N ü wa.
- 远古时代, 诞生于阆水之滨的 人祖华 胥,在这里孕育了伏羲女娲兄妹.
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- ARCHIMEDES of Syracuse is hailed by some as the greatest mathematician of antiquity.
- 锡拉库扎的阿基米德被许多人誉为古代最伟大的数学家.
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- Whatever the weight of antiquity, truth should always have the advantage.
- 无论古人的份量有多么重, 真理总是占着优势.
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- Love relationships in the modern sense only occur in antiquity outside official society.
- 现代意义上的爱情关系,在古代只是在官方社会以外才有.
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- Though the peripheral rooms were looted antiquity , the burial itself remained untouched.
- 虽然此墓的其他房间被盗贼光顾过, 但尸体埋葬处没有被碰过.
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- Since Antiquity , the hill of Gebel Barkal has been strongly associated with religious traditions and folklore.
- 博尔戈尔山自古就与宗教传统和当地民俗紧密相连.
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- Time here seemed bound only to the measured tread of antiquity.
- 在这里,事物的古老和时间的流逝是一致的.
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- His silly jokes, chestnuts of great antiquity, made Bertha sweat coldly.
- 他那些愚蠢的玩笑, 早已过时的馊话弄得丽莎直冒冷汗.
辞典例句
- These manuscripts contain some stories of high antiquity.
- 这些手稿本中有一些远古时代的故事.
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- The necessary conditions were lacking in antiquity for a development and utilization of machinery.
- 古代并没有为发展及利用机器所必要的各种条件.
辞典例句
- It has an origin lost in the mists of antiquity.
- 由于年代久远,其渊源已无法考证.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Vegetable oil has been known from antiquity.
- 植物油从古以来就为人们所熟悉.
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- The theory of yin and yang is the threshold of philosophy in Chinese antiquity.
- 阴阳学说是我国古代哲学的开端.
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- The origins of this ancient structure are lost in antiquity.
- 这座古建筑的由来已经失传了.
《简明英汉词典》
- Marihuana has been used for medicinal purposes since antiquity.
- 大麻自远古以来就被作为药用.
《简明英汉词典》
- There are many legends about the heroes of antiquity.
- 有许多关于古代英雄的传说.
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