antique
英 [?n'ti?k]
美 [?n'tik]
- adj. 古老的，年代久遠的；過時的，古董的；古風的，古式的
- n. 古董，古玩；古風，古希臘和古羅馬藝術風格
- vi. 覓購古玩
助記提示
1. anti- "before" + *okw- "appearance" + -e.
2. anti- 詞根的本義是 before 這里引申為 before times, former times, ancient times. 也就是以前的時光、古代。
3. *okw- 本義是 see 這里引申為 appearance，即樣子、外觀、外貌、面貌。*okw- 的同源詞：ocular, ogle, optic, myopia.
4. 由此該詞的含義表示古代的樣子、古代的面貌。
5. => aged, venerable.
英文詞源
- antique
- antique: [16] Originally, in Latin, antique was an adjectivized version of the adverb and preposition ‘before’: to ante ‘before’ was added the adjective suffix -īcus, to produce the adjective antīquus (somewhat later an exactly parallel formation, using the suffix -ānus rather than -īcus, produced the adjective which became English ancient).
English acquired the word either via French antique or directly from Latin. To begin with, and until relatively recently, it meant simply ‘ancient’, or specifically ‘of the ancient world’; it was only towards the end of the 18th century that the modern sense ‘made long ago and therefore collectable’ began to become established. In Italian, antico (from Latin antīquus) was often applied to grotesque carvings found in ancient remains.
It was borrowed into English in the 16th century as an adjective, antic, meaning ‘bizarre’, but also as a noun, usually used in the plural, in the sense ‘absurd behaviour’.
=> ancient, antic - antique (adj.)
- 1530s, "aged, venerable," from Middle French antique "old" (14c.), from Latin antiquus (later anticus) "ancient, former, of olden times; old, long in existence, aged; venerable; old-fashioned," from PIE *anti in sense of "before" (see ante) + *okw- "appearance" (see eye (n.)). Originally pronounced in English like its parallel antic, but French pronunciation and spelling were adopted from c. 1700.
- antique (n.)
- "an old and collectible thing," 1771, from antique (adj.).
- antique (v.)
- "to give an antique appearance to," 1896, from antique (adj.). Related: Antiqued; antiquing.
雙語例句
- 1. He finds material at auctions, antique shops and flea markets.
- 他在拍賣行、古玩店和跳蚤市場中尋寶。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They are available in polished brass, antique brass or silver-plate.
- 它們有啞銅的，古銅的和鍍銀的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Windsor Castle is quite literally an antique treasure trove.
- 溫莎城堡確實是名副其實的古物寶藏。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He claimed he ploughed all his money into his antique business.
- 他聲稱把所有的錢都投進了自己的古董生意。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He wears designer clothes and drives an antique car.
- 他穿著著名設計師設計的服裝，開著一部古董車。
來自柯林斯例句