Word · Frequency #6477
antiques
古董；古玩
antiques is the plural of antique.
a piece of furniture, decorative object, or similar item made in an earlier period and valued for its beauty or rarity
- 1.
In general, anything very old; specifically:
泛指任何非常古老的东西；特指:
- 2.
an elderly man
老年人
- 3.
A style of type of thick and bold face in which all lines are of equal or nearly equal thickness.
一种粗黑体字体,所有笔画粗细相等或几乎相等。
- 4.
any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
旧时制造、因美观或稀有而珍贵的家具或装饰品
古物；老物件；老年人；老翁；等线粗体字；泛指任何非常古老的东西；特指:；老年人
In use
She inherited an antique from her grandmother.
The museum displayed a rare antique from the Ming dynasty.
He was a charming old antique, always telling stories.
an antique
antique 作名词指“古董；古物”，复数形式为 antiques。
The cabinet is an antique from the 18th century.
这个柜子是一件18世纪的古董。
collect antiques
常用搭配：collect antiques（收藏古董），buy/sell antiques（买卖古董）。
My grandmother collects antiques and sells them online.
我祖母收藏古董并在网上出售。
a valuable antique
valuable 修饰 antique 时，强调因年代久远或稀有而贵重。
Connections
Collocations
- antique furniture
- 古董家具
- She collects antique furniture from the 18th century.她收藏18世纪的古董家具。
- antique shop
- 古董店
- We found a beautiful vase at the antique shop.我们在古董店发现了一个漂亮的花瓶。
- antique dealer
- 古董商
- The antique dealer appraised the old clock.古董商给这座老钟估价。
- antique collector
- 古董收藏家
- As an antique collector, he attends auctions regularly.作为古董收藏家，他定期参加拍卖会。
- antique market
- 古董市场
- The antique market is held every Sunday in the town square.古董市场每周日在城镇广场举办。
- antique vase
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音像“安-提克”：想起古董店里安静摆着的老物件，提醒自己别乱踢。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：antique shop、auction house、museum description 作名词时通常指有一定年代、因美观或稀有而珍贵的旧家具或装饰品，多用于购物、拍卖、收藏或博物馆介绍等场合；整体属于中性表达，日常与较正式语境中都较常见。
Grammar Note
antique is a countable noun; its plural form is antiques.
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些 -ique 词（unique、technique、physique、critique、oblique）的末尾都读 /iːk/，与 antique 押韵；cheek 的尾音也是 /iːk/。注意：-ique 的 i 常读 /iː/，不是 /ɪ/；另外 antique 和 antiquity /ænˈtɪkwəti/ 拼写相近但读音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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 DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.