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be an antiquary
antiquary 是可数名词，指古文物专家或收藏家；此处用不定冠词 an。
She is an antiquary.
她是一位古文物收藏家。
古文物专家；古文物收藏家
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
古文物专家；古文物收藏家
an expert or collector of antiquities
She is an antiquary.
她是一位古文物收藏家。
通晓或收藏古董者(尤指担任公职者)；古物研究者。
A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques (especially one holding an official position); an antiquarian.
古代文物、古代器物、历史遗迹、古代文献或过去遗物的爱好者或研究者。
An aficionado or student of antiquities, ancient artifacts, historic sites, ancient writings, or relics of the past.
The old antiquary showed us his collection of Roman coins.
那位老古文物收藏家给我们看了他收藏的罗马硬币。
My aunt consulted an antiquary to find out the age of the vase.
我姑姑请教了一位古文物专家，想弄清这个花瓶的年代。
Antiquaries often spend hours examining old manuscripts in libraries.
古文物研究者常常在图书馆花好几个小时仔细查看旧手稿。
antiquary 是可数名词，指古文物专家或收藏家；此处用不定冠词 an。
She is an antiquary.
她是一位古文物收藏家。
who 引导的定语从句修饰 antiquary，用于补充说明其研究范围或特征。
The exhibition attracted an antiquary who studies ancient Greek vases.
展览吸引了一位研究古希腊花瓶的古文物研究者。
as an antiquary 表示“以古董商/古文物收藏家的身份”，用作状语。
He spent twenty years as an antiquary in Rome.
他在罗马当了二十年古董商。
Not this
She collects antiquary clocks.
Use this
She collects antique clocks.
antiquary 是名词，意为‘古文物专家/收藏家’，指人，不能修饰物品；表示‘古老的、古董的’应使用形容词 antique。
Not this
I bought this vase at the antiquary.
Use this
I bought this vase at the antique shop.
antiquary 指‘古文物专家/收藏家’，是人而不是商店；受汉语‘古董商’中‘商’字影响，容易误认为可指商店，表示‘古董店’应说 antique shop。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
业余古物收藏家
The amateur antiquary found a medieval brooch in the field.
这位业余古物收藏家在田野里发现了一枚中世纪胸针。
职业古文物专家
As a professional antiquary, she advises the museum on ancient artifacts.
作为职业古文物专家，她为博物馆提供关于古代文物的建议。
杰出的古文物专家
The eminent antiquary inspected the ancient coins carefully.
这位杰出的古文物专家仔细检查了这些古币。
同行古文物专家
He shared his discovery with fellow antiquaries in the historical society.
他与历史学会中的同行古文物专家分享了他的发现。
《古董商》（沃尔特·司各特小说名）
The elderly antiquary spent his days restoring faded manuscripts and cataloging ancient coins.
这位年迈的古物收藏家整天修复褪色的手稿，并整理古钱币。
Use antiquary naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 antique（古董）和表示人的 -ary 连起来：研究古董的人就是古文物收藏家。
语域：formal 常见场景：historical research、museum and antiques trade、literary or academic writing antiquary 通常用于正式或书面的语境，多出现在历史研究、博物馆/古玩收藏及文学作品中；日常口语中更常说 collector 或 antique dealer。
这些以 -ary 结尾的词拼写相似，但都不是 antiquary 的完全押韵词。library、secretary、necessary、ordinary、boundary 的重读音节与 antiquary /ˈæn.../ 不同；quarry 在拼写上接近 antiquary 中的 -quary，但它读作 /ˈkwɔːri/，与 -quary /kwəri/ 也不同。注意 antiquary 的重音在第一个音节。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.