antiquary
An antiquary is a person who studies or collects antiques, ancient artifacts, or ancient history. This term specifically refers to an expert or amateur enthusiast who focuses on the physical remains and records of the past.
例句
3 / 5The local antiquary spent his weekends searching for Victorian glass in old markets.
The local antiquary spent his weekends searching for Victorian glass in old markets.
The manuscript was authenticated by a distinguished antiquary from the national museum.
The manuscript was authenticated by a distinguished antiquary from the national museum.
My grandpa is such an antiquary; he has a whole room full of rusty old tools.
My grandpa is such an antiquary; he has a whole room full of rusty old tools.
词族
记忆技巧
Think of 'Antique + Query'. An antiquary is someone who makes a 'query' (searches/asks) for 'antiques'.
快速测验
The _______ spent hours in the library researching the origin of the 12th-century seal.
正确！
正确答案是： antiquary
例句
The local antiquary spent his weekends searching for Victorian glass in old markets.
everydayThe local antiquary spent his weekends searching for Victorian glass in old markets.
The manuscript was authenticated by a distinguished antiquary from the national museum.
formalThe manuscript was authenticated by a distinguished antiquary from the national museum.
My grandpa is such an antiquary; he has a whole room full of rusty old tools.
informalMy grandpa is such an antiquary; he has a whole room full of rusty old tools.
Historians often rely on the detailed catalogs produced by an 18th-century antiquary to understand lost monuments.
academicHistorians often rely on the detailed catalogs produced by an 18th-century antiquary to understand lost monuments.
The auction house hired a professional antiquary to value the estate's collection of medieval coins.
businessThe auction house hired a professional antiquary to value the estate's collection of medieval coins.
词族
常见搭配
常用短语
Society of Antiquaries
Society of Antiquaries
devoted antiquary
devoted antiquary
rural antiquary
rural antiquary
容易混淆的词
Antiquity refers to the quality of being ancient or the ancient period itself, whereas an antiquary is a person.
An antique is an old object, while an antiquary is the person who studies or collects such objects.
使用说明
The term is somewhat formal and literary; in modern conversational English, 'antiquarian' is often used interchangeably or people simply use 'collector of antiques'.
常见错误
Learners often use this word to describe an object (e.g., 'an antiquary clock'), but it must only refer to a person.
记忆技巧
Think of 'Antique + Query'. An antiquary is someone who makes a 'query' (searches/asks) for 'antiques'.
词源
From the Latin 'antiquarius', meaning 'belonging to antiquity' or 'one who studies antiquity'.
语法模式
文化背景
The 'Society of Antiquaries of London' is the oldest learned society in the world concerned with the physical remains of the past.
快速测验
The _______ spent hours in the library researching the origin of the 12th-century seal.
正确！
正确答案是： antiquary
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