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.
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.
双语例句
- 1. The town was famous in antiquity for its white bulls.
- 该镇在古时以其白色公牛闻名。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It indicates the antiquity of the tradition.
- 这表明该传统源远流长。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The statue was brought to Rome in antiquity .
- 这座雕像是古时运到罗马的。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. The origins of this ancient structure are lost in antiquity.
- 这座古建筑的由来已经失传了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Marihuana has been used for medicinal purposes since antiquity.
- 大麻自远古以来就被作为药用.
来自《简明英汉词典》