antiquity

名词 antiquity:

1. the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
2. extreme oldness
   同义词：ancientness
3. an artifact surviving from the past

1. An island of eastern Greece in the Aegean Sea off the western coast of Turkey. It was noted in antiquity for its school of epic poets.
   希俄斯岛希腊东部岛屿，位于土耳其西海岸外的爱琴海中。在古代因有一群史诗诗人而著名
2. Mexico's handicap is not so much her youth as the antiquity of her Spanish traditions, which have not managed to march with the times.
   墨西哥的不利因素与其说是其活力不足，不如说是落后于时代的古老西班牙传统太强，这些老传统赶不上时代潮流。
3. There are many legends about the heroes of antiquity.
   有许多关于古代英雄的传说。

an.tiq.ui.ty

n.（名词）
【复数】 an.tiq.ui.ties 缩写 antiq.,ant.
Ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages.
古代：古代，尤指中世纪以前的时代
The people, especially the writers and artisans, of ancient times:
古代人：古代人，尤指古时的作家和工匠：
例句：
inventions unknown to antiquity.
古人所不知的发明

The quality of being old or ancient; considerable age:
古旧的，古老的：古老的或远古的性质；悠久：
例句：
a carving of great antiquity.
年代久远的雕刻作品

Often antiquities Something, such as an object or a relic, belonging to or dating from ancient times.
常作 antiquities 古代文物，古迹：属于或存在于古代的，如物体或遗迹