antiquity
UK [æn'tɪk.wɪ.ti] US [-wə.tˌi] noun
uncountable
■the distant past (= a long time ago) , especially before the sixth century （尤指六世纪以前的）古代•Cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes since antiquity.自古以来，大麻就一直用于治病。 •Before creating this sculpture, she studied all the masterpieces of classical antiquity.在创作这件雕塑之前，她研究了所有古希腊和古罗马时代的雕塑杰作。 countable
■something of great age 古物；古董；古迹•Under Greek law, all antiquities that are discovered in Greece belong to the government.根据希腊法律，在希腊发现的所有古物均归政府所有。 |