be an antiquarian
作名词时,antiquarian 指收藏或研究古文物的人,也可指古董商;为可数名词,复数形式是 antiquarians。
She is an antiquarian and often gives talks about Roman coins.
她是古文物收藏家,经常就罗马钱币举办讲座。
古文物收藏家;古董商
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古文物收藏家;古董商
a person who studies or deals in antiques or antiquities
She is an antiquarian and often gives talks about Roman coins.
她是古文物收藏家,经常就罗马钱币举办讲座。
古物或古董的收藏者、研究者或专家。
A collector or student of, or expert in, antiquities or antiques.
The antiquarian carefully restored the old map before selling it.
这位古文物收藏家在出售前仔细修复了那张旧地图。
Antiquarians often travel to small towns in search of rare furniture.
古董商们常常到小镇寻找稀有的家具。
She found a rare antiquarian edition of the novel in the library.
她在图书馆里发现了一本稀有的古籍版小说。
作名词时,antiquarian 指收藏或研究古文物的人,也可指古董商;为可数名词,复数形式是 antiquarians。
She is an antiquarian and often gives talks about Roman coins.
她是古文物收藏家,经常就罗马钱币举办讲座。
作形容词时,antiquarian 常放在名词前作定语,表示“古文物研究的;古文物的”,如 antiquarian research(古文物研究)、antiquarian studies(古文物研究)。
The society promotes antiquarian research.
该学会推动古文物研究。
Not this
The shop sells antiquarians.
Use this
The shop sells antiques.
antiquarian 作名词时指‘古文物收藏家’或‘古董商’,指人而非物品;表示‘古董’要用 antique。
Not this
He antiquarians old books.
Use this
He collects old books.
antiquarian 是名词或形容词,不是动词;表示‘收藏’要用动词 collect,将 antiquarians 改为 collects 即可。
Not this
They found an antiquarian vase.
Use this
They found an antique vase.
antiquarian 作形容词时意为‘古文物研究的’或‘文物买卖的’,不表示‘古老的’;表示古老珍贵的物件应用 antique。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
古旧书籍
The shop specializes in antiquarian books.
这家店专营古旧书籍。
古旧书店
She found the rare volume at a small antiquarian bookshop.
她在一家小古旧书店找到了这本珍本。
古旧书商
The antiquarian bookseller carefully examined the first edition.
古旧书商仔细检查了这本初版书。
古物学会
He gave a lecture at the local antiquarian society.
他在当地古物学会做了一场讲座。
著名的古物研究者
The collection was assembled by a noted antiquarian in the 19th century.
这批藏品是由一位19世纪的著名古物研究者收集的。
Use antiquarian naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一位老收藏家把玩古物:antique(古玩)+ -arian(表人),爱古玩的人就是antiquarian。
语域:formal 常见场景:rare-book trade、historical scholarship、museum catalogues 该词多用于正式或学术性语境,如历史研究、古玩收藏与交易、博物馆说明;日常口语中较少见,口语里更常说 antique dealer/collector 或 old/antique。
以上词与 antiquarian (/ˌæntɪˈkwɛəriən/) 押韵,末音节均为 /ˈɛəriən/(即 -arian 后缀)。注意 antiquary (/ˈæntɪkwəri/) 和 antique (/ænˈtiːk/) 拼写相近,但发音与 antiquarian 不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.