antiquity

英 [ænˈtɪkwəti]

美 [ænˈtɪkwəti]

n.  古代(尤指古希腊和古罗马时期); 古老; 古; 文物; 古物; 古董; 古迹

复数：antiquities　

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牛津词典

noun

• 古代（尤指古希腊和古罗马时期）
  the ancient past, especially the times of the Greeks and Romans
  1. The statue was brought to Rome in antiquity .
     这座雕像是古时运到罗马的。
• 古老；古
  the state of being very old or ancient
  1. A number of the monuments are of considerable antiquity.
     有些历史遗迹相当古老。
• 文物；古物；古董；古迹
  an object from ancient times
  1. Egyptian/Roman antiquities
     埃及 / 罗马古物

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 古代，古时（尤指古埃及、古希腊、古罗马时期）
  Antiquityis the distant past, especially the time of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
  1. ...famous monuments of classical antiquity...
     古典时期的著名纪念碑
  2. The town was famous in antiquity for its white bulls.
     该镇在古时以其白色公牛闻名。
• N-COUNT 古迹;古建筑;古物
  Antiquitiesare things such as buildings, statues, or coins that were made in ancient times and have survived to the present day.
  1. ...collectors of Roman antiquities.
     古罗马时期物品的收藏家
• N-UNCOUNT 古老；年代悠久
  Theantiquityof something is its great age.
  1. ...a town of great antiquity...
     历史悠久的小镇
  2. It indicates the antiquity of the tradition.
     这表明该传统源远流长。

英英释义

noun

• an artifact surviving from the past
• extreme oldness
  Synonym:ancientness
• the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

双语例句

• The town was famous in antiquity for its white bulls.
  该镇在古时以其白色公牛闻名。
• The legend goes ( or can be traced) back to remote antiquity.
  这个传说可以追溯到遥远的过去。
• Animals and plants of remote antiquity turned to fossils.
  远古的动植物变成了化石。
• More influential still, but not to good effect, were the religious and moral views of pagan antiquity.
  更有影响力仍在，但没有很好的效果，是宗教和道德的看法古代异教。
• It has an origin lost in the mists of antiquity.
  由于年代久远，其渊源已无法考证。
• By using a mirror of brass you may see to adjust your cap; by using antiquity as a mirror, you may learn to foresee the rise and fall of empires.
  以铜为鉴，可整衣冠；以古为鉴，可知兴替。（唐太宗）
• In the antiquity rosemary was associated with Aphrodite, the goddess of love.
  在古代，迷迭香经常会和爱之神阿弗洛狄忒联系在一起。
• Actually porcelain is a symbol of the Chinese culture, just as precision and antiquity that of French architecture.
  没错，瓷器是中国文化的一个象征，正如同说起法式建筑，很多人会想到严谨的造型和古典的风格。
• Jade culture of China remote antiquity a source of China comity and Confucianism
  中国远古玉文化&华夏礼仪和中华儒学之源
• We reach back to hallowed antiquity.
  我们把战场移到神圣的古代。