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in antiquity
常用作时间状语，指古代时期。
In antiquity, this region was known for its fertile land.
在古代，这个地区以其肥沃的土地闻名。
古代；上古；古典时代
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古代；上古；古典时代
the ancient period of history, especially the era before the Middle Ages in Europe
In antiquity, this region was known for its fertile land.
在古代，这个地区以其肥沃的土地闻名。
Ancient times; faraway history; former ages.
欧洲中世纪之前的历史时期
the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
The people of ancient times.
极为古老
extreme oldness
The study of antiquity helps us understand early civilizations.
研究古代有助于我们理解早期文明。
The museum displayed a collection of Roman antiquities.
博物馆展出了一批罗马古物。
The building's antiquity was evident in its worn stone walls.
这座建筑的古老在其磨损的石墙上一目了然。
常用作时间状语，指古代时期。
In antiquity, this region was known for its fertile land.
在古代，这个地区以其肥沃的土地闻名。
表示从古代起存在或起源。
These ruins date from antiquity.
这些废墟可以追溯到古代。
可数名词，指具体的古物或古器。
The collector purchased an antiquity at the auction.
收藏家在拍卖会上买了一件古物。
Not this
This is an antiquity vase.
Use this
This is an ancient vase.
“antiquity”是名词，不能用作形容词。表达“古老的”应用形容词“ancient”或“antique”。此处语境为“古代花瓶”，用“ancient”更合适。
Not this
The museum has many antiquity.
Use this
The museum has many antiquities.
当“antiquity”表示“古物、古迹”时，是可数名词，复数形式为“antiquities”。此处指多个古物，应用复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在古代
The temple was built in antiquity.
这座寺庙建于古代。
古典时代
The study focuses on literature from classical antiquity.
这项研究专注于古典时代的文学。
古董商
She bought the vase from an antiquities dealer.
她从一位古董商那里买了那个花瓶。
晚期古代
The empire fell in late antiquity.
那个帝国在晚期古代灭亡。
在古代
In antiquity, people believed the earth was flat.
在古代，人们认为地球是平的。
从古至今
This tradition has been passed down from antiquity.
这个传统从古至今一直传承下来。
自古以来
Since antiquity, humans have looked up at the stars in wonder.
自古以来，人类就怀着惊奇仰望星空。
我经营古董生意。
Evelyn Carnahan, a librarian in the 1999 film The Mummy, says this line to introduce her profession dealing with ancient artifacts.
1999年电影《木乃伊》中，图书管理员伊芙琳·卡纳汉用这句台词介绍她从事古董行业的身份。
Use antiquity naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
antiquity 与 antique 同源，古代之物即为古董。
Register: 中立偏正式; Contexts: 历史研究/考古学/文物流通; Note: 本义指'古代'（the historic period）或'古老'（extreme oldness），复数 antiquities 常指'古物'。多用于学术、收藏或正式文体，口语中较少直接使用本词。
表示“古代”时不可数，表示“古物”时可数常用复数。
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