antiquity

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  • n.古；古老；文物；古迹
  • Web古代；古物；苍古
Plural Form：antiquities  

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Antiquity
n.
1.
[u]
古代（尤指古希腊和古罗马时期）the ancient past, especially the times of the Greeks and Romans
The statue was brought to Rome in antiquity .
这座雕像是古时运到罗马的。
2.
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古老；古the state of being very old or ancient
A number of the monuments are of considerable antiquity.
有些历史遗迹相当古老。
3.
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文物；古物；古董；古迹an object from ancient times
Egyptian/Roman antiquities
埃及╱罗马古物

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A computer in antiquity would seem to be an anachronism, like Athena ordering takeout on her cellphone.
说古代就有计算机，就好像谈雅典娜通过手机叫外卖一样，似乎是不合时宜。
shuō gǔ dài jiù yǒu jì suàn jī , jiù hǎo xiàng tán yǎ diǎn nà tōng guò shǒu jī jiào wài mài yí yàng , sì hū shì bù hé shí yí 。
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2.
And now the standard of English in London compared to American English has great antiquity. The old mainly in terms of respect.
与现在标准的伦敦英语相比，美国英语具有很大的古老性｡其古老性主要表现在用词方面。
yǔ xiàn zài biāo zhǔn de lún dūn yīng yǔ xiāng bǐ , měi guó yīng yǔ jù yǒu hěn dà de gǔ lǎo xìng ｡ qí gǔ lǎo xìng zhǔ yào biǎo xiàn zài yòng cí fāng miàn 。
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Cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes since antiquity.
大麻自远古以来就被作为药用。
dà má zì yuǎn gǔ yǐ lái jiù bèi zuò wéi yào yòng 。
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Annoy people, and yet require them to die, to exhaust their strength, from antiquity till today has never been heard of.
给别人增添很多麻烦，而又要求人家为你效死尽力，是从古至今，没有听说过的。
gěi bié rén zēng tiān hěn duō má fan , ér yòu yāo qiú rén jiā wèi nǐ xiào sǐ jìn lì , shì cóng gǔ zhì jīn , méi yǒu tīng shuō guò de 。
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One cannot even say that the subjects of antiquity's theory of knowledge did not realize that.
我们甚至不能说，古人的知识的理论，会没有体会到这一点。
wǒ men shèn zhì bù néng shuō , gǔ rén de zhī shi de lǐ lùn , huì méi yǒu tǐ huì dào zhè yì diǎn 。
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Not one word about the magic power of music in antiquity seems to me improbable when I am under the spell of her simple melody.
在她简单旋律的魔力之下，关于古老音乐具有魔力的说法，我觉得句句都有可能。
zài tā jiǎn dān xuán lǜ de mó lì zhī xià , guān yú gǔ lǎo yīn yuè jù yǒu mó lì de shuō fǎ , wǒ jué de jù jù dōu yǒu kě néng 。
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Dream interpretation was important because in antiquity the meaning of a dream was an announcement of a future event.
梦的解释是重要的，因为在古代，梦的意义等于是未来事件的宣告。
mèng de jiě shì shì zhòng yào de , yīn wèi zài gǔ dài , mèng de yì yì děng yú shì wèi lái shì jiàn de xuān gào 。
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In antiquity, these two concepts were obviously similar enough to be interchangeable in understanding.
在古代，这两个概念明显地相似，在理解上，足够地可替换。
zài gǔ dài , zhè liǎng gè gài niàn míng xiǎn de xiāng sì , zài lǐ jiě shàng , zú gòu de kě tì huàn 。
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Moreover, I wish to discuss the subject not only in theory but in relation to a set of practices in late antiquity.
除外，我希望讨论这个主题，不但在理论上，而且在远古相关的一套做法。
chú wài , wǒ xī wàng tǎo lùn zhè ge zhǔ tí , bú dàn zài lǐ lùn shàng , ér qiě zài yuǎn gǔ xiāng guān de yī tào zuò fǎ 。
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It was a faith reinforced by common sense, a reverence for the wisdom of antiquity, and its resonance with Christian mythology.
这是常识支撑的下信念，是对古代智慧的尊崇，是和基督教神话的共鸣。
zhè shì cháng shí zhī chēng de xià xìn niàn , shì duì gǔ dài zhì huì de zūn chóng , shì hé jī dū jiào shén huà de gòng míng 。
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