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antiquity

noun
🔊/ænˈtɪkwəti/
🔊/ænˈtɪkwəti/
(plural antiquities)
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  1. [uncountable] the ancient past, especially the times of the Greeks and Romans古代（尤指古希腊和古罗马时期）
    • The statue was brought to Rome in antiquity.这座雕像是古时运到罗马的。🔊🔊
    • classical antiquity古典古代
    • a study of society from late antiquity to the fifteenth century从上古晚期到十五世纪的社会研究
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    • The origins of this ancient structure are lost in antiquity.这座古建筑的由来已经湮没在远古时代了。
    • legends from Greek antiquity古希腊传说
    • vases that were manufactured in late classical antiquity古希腊和古罗马晚期制作的花瓶
    Topics Historyc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • classical
    • Greek
    • Roman
    • …
    verb + antiquity
    • date back to
    • go back to
    • survive from
    • …
    preposition
    • from antiquity
    • in antiquity
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  2. [uncountable] the state of being very old or ancient古老；古
    • A number of the monuments are of considerable antiquity.有些历史遗迹相当古老。🔊🔊
    • Archaeologists found 40 bodies of varying antiquity in the area.考古学家在该地区发现了40具不同古代的尸体。
    • the considerable antiquity of the rocks in this region该地区岩石相当古老
    Topics Historyc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • considerable
    • great
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  3. [countable, usually plural] an object from ancient times文物；古物；古董；古迹
    • Egyptian/Roman antiquities埃及／罗马古物
    Topics Historyc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • classical
    • Egyptian
    • Greek
    • …
    verb + antiquity
    • collect
    antiquities + noun
    • antiquities dealer
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    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French antiquite, from Latin antiquitas, from antiquus, anticus ‘former, ancient’, from ante ‘before’.