單詞
antiquity
英 [?n't?kw?t?]
美[?n't?kw?ti]
基本信息
- n. 高齡；古物；古代的遺物
CET6+TEM4GRETOEFL低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?antiquities;
助記提示
1. anti- "before" + *okw- "appearance" + -ity.
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.
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.
雙語例句
- 1. The town was famous in antiquity for its white bulls.
- 該鎮(zhèn)在古時以其白色公牛聞名。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It indicates the antiquity of the tradition.
- 這表明該傳統(tǒng)源遠(yuǎn)流長。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The statue was brought to Rome in antiquity .
- 這座雕像是古時運(yùn)到羅馬的。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. The origins of this ancient structure are lost in antiquity.
- 這座古建筑的由來已經(jīng)失傳了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Marihuana has been used for medicinal purposes since antiquity.
- 大麻自遠(yuǎn)古以來就被作為藥用.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
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