Word · Frequency #20026
antiquarians
古文物收藏家;古董商
antiquarians is the plural of antiquarian.
a person who studies or deals in antiques or antiquities
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A collector or student of, or expert in, antiquities or antiques.
古物或古董的收藏者、研究者或专家。
古物或古董的收藏者、研究者或专家。;古文物收藏家;古董商
In use
The antiquarian carefully restored the old map before selling it.
Antiquarians often travel to small towns in search of rare furniture.
She found a rare antiquarian edition of the novel in the library.
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。
antiquarian + noun
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。
Common mistakes
The shop sells antiquarians.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。
He antiquarians old books.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。
They found an antiquarian vase.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。
Connections
Collocations
- antiquarian books
- 古旧书籍
- The shop specializes in antiquarian books.这家店专营古旧书籍。
- antiquarian bookshop
- 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。
- antiquarian bookseller
- 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。
- antiquarian society
- 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。
- noted antiquarian
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.