antiquity
英 [æn'tɪkwɪtɪ]
美 [æn'tɪkwəti]
英語の語源
- 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.
例文
- 1. The townwas famous in antiquity for its white bulls.
- この町は昔、白い雄牛で有名だった。
- 2.It indicates the antiquity of the tradition.
- これは、伝統的な源流が長いことを示しています。
- 3.The statue was brought to Rome in antiquity .
- この像は古くローマに運ばれた。
- 4.The origins of this ancient structure are lost in antiquity .
- この古い建物の由来は伝えられていない。
- 5.Marihuana has been used for medicinal purposes since antiquity .
- 大麻は大昔から薬用として使用されてきた。
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