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medieval是什么意思

medieval

英 [ˌmediˈi:vl] 美 [,midɪ'ivəl]

medieval 中世纪的（约公元1400年到1450年）

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。

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).

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

这所房子是典型的中世纪民居。

来自柯林斯例句

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.

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。