antiquity
- n. 高齡;古物;古代的遺物
詞態(tài)變化
助記提示
2. anti- 詞根的本義是 before 這里引申為 before times, former times, ancient times. 也就是以前的時(shí)光、古代。
3. *okw- 本義是 see 這里引申為 appearance,即樣子、外觀、外貌、面貌。*okw- 的同源詞:ocular, ogle, optic, myopia.
4. 由此該詞的含義表示古代的樣子、古代的面貌。
5. => aged, venerable.
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The town was famous in antiquity for its white bulls.
- 該鎮(zhèn)在古時(shí)以其白色公牛聞名。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. It indicates the antiquity of the tradition.
- 這表明該傳統(tǒng)源遠(yuǎn)流長(zhǎng)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. The statue was brought to Rome in antiquity .
- 這座雕像是古時(shí)運(yùn)到羅馬的。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. The origins of this ancient structure are lost in antiquity.
- 這座古建筑的由來(lái)已經(jīng)失傳了.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. Marihuana has been used for medicinal purposes since antiquity.
- 大麻自遠(yuǎn)古以來(lái)就被作為藥用.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》