名詞 antiquity:

1. the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
2. extreme oldness
   同義詞：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.
   希俄斯島希臘東部島嶼，位于土耳其西海岸外的愛琴海中。在古代因有一群史詩詩人而著名
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.
   墨西哥的不利因素與其說是其活力不足，不如說是落后于時代的古老西班牙傳統(tǒng)太強(qiáng)，這些老傳統(tǒng)趕不上時代潮流。
3. There are many legends about the heroes of antiquity.
   有許多關(guān)于古代英雄的傳說。

an.tiq.ui.ty

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 an.tiq.ui.ties 縮寫 antiq.,ant.
Ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages.
古代：古代，尤指中世紀(jì)以前的時代
The people, especially the writers and artisans, of ancient times:
古代人：古代人，尤指古時的作家和工匠：
例句：
inventions unknown to antiquity.
古人所不知的發(fā)明

The quality of being old or ancient; considerable age:
古舊的，古老的：古老的或遠(yuǎn)古的性質(zhì)；悠久：
例句：
a carving of great antiquity.
年代久遠(yuǎn)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，古跡：屬于或存在于古代的，如物體或遺跡