medieval

• adj. 中世纪的；原始的；仿中世纪的；老式的

中文词源

med-,中间，词源同middle,-ev,时期，年代，词源同age,longevity.用于指欧洲的中世纪。

英文词源

medieval

medieval: see medium

medieval (adj.)

1827, "pertaining to or suggestive of the Middle Ages," coined in English from Latin medium "the middle" (see medium (n.)) + aevum "age" (see eon).

双语例句

1. The house is a textbook example of medieval domestic architecture.

这所房子是典型的中世纪民居。

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2. The East Window is a wonder of medieval glazing.

东窗是中世纪玻璃安装工艺的奇迹。

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3. I had thought this was a medieval torture that had mercifully disappeared.

我还以为这是中世纪的酷刑,早已令人庆幸地不复存在了.

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4. Marriages in medieval Europe were customarily arranged by the families.

在中世纪的欧洲，婚姻通常是由双方的家庭安排的。

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5. a medieval ballad about a knight and a lady

一首关于骑士和贵族小姐的中世纪谣曲

来自《权威词典》