medieval

漢語翻譯

a. 中古的, 中世紀的

詞型變化：

副詞:medievally 

英文解釋：

形容詞 medieval:

1. relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
   同義詞：mediaeval
2. as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
   同義詞：mediaeval, gothic
3. characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages
   同義詞：chivalric, knightly

例句：

1. The personification of evil as a devil is a feature of medieval painting.
   用魔鬼象徵罪惡是中世紀繪畫的特色。
2. The gallery is a treasure trove of medieval art.
   這個畫廊是中世紀藝術的寶庫。
3. This church is a classic example of medieval architecture.
   這座教堂是中世紀建築風格的典型實例。
4. In medieval times, poets often called the sky "the vault of heaven".
   在中世紀時期，詩人常把天空叫作“蒼穹”。
5. A medieval chemical philosophy having as its asserted aims the transmutation of base metals into gold, the discovery of the panacea, and the preparation of the elixir of longevity.
   鍊金術，煉丹術中世紀的一種化學哲學。其聲稱的目標是將一些基本金屬轉變為金子，發現萬靈藥及製備長生不老藥
6. A municipal borough of southeast England on the Strait of Dover opposite Calais, France. Site of a Roman lighthouse, it has been a strategic port since medieval times. The chalk cliffs rising above the city have caves and tunnels originally used by smugglers. Population, 33,700.
   多佛爾與法國加萊市隔岸相對的英格蘭東南部自治市，臨多佛爾海峽。羅馬燈塔遺址，自中世紀以來就是戰略要地，該市白堊崖多岩洞和涵洞原為走私者所用。人口33, 700
7. Medieval painting is not his province.
   中世紀的繪畫不屬於他的研究範圍。
8. Knighthood was an ideal in medieval Europe.
   在中世紀的歐洲，騎士是一種風範。

詳細解釋：

medieval 也作 me.di.ae.val

adj.Abbr. med.,M.（形容詞）縮寫 med.,M.
Relating or belonging to the Middle Ages.
中世紀的：屬於或關於中世紀的
Informal Old-fashioned; unenlightened:
【非正式用語】 老式的；落後的：
例句：
parents with a medieval attitude toward dating.
父母對於約會的守舊態度

來源：
From New Latin medium aevum [the middle age]
源自 現代拉丁語 medium aevum [中世紀]
Latin [neuter of] medius [middle] * see medhyo-
拉丁語 [] medius的中性 [中間的] *參見 medhyo-
Latin aevum [age] * see aiw-
拉丁語 aevum [時代，年代] *參見 aiw-

【引伸】
me.die.vally
adv.（副詞）