medieval

汉语翻译

a. 中古的, 中世纪的

词型变化：

副词:medievally 

英语解释：

形容词 medieval:

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

例句：

1. The personification of evil as a devil is a feature of medieval painting.
   用魔鬼象徵罪恶是中世纪绘画的特色。
2. The gallery is a treasure trove of medieval art.
   这个画廊是中世纪艺术的宝库。
3. This church is a classic example of medieval architecture.
   这座教堂是中世纪建筑风格的典型实例。
4. In medieval times, poets often called the sky "the vault of heaven".
   在中世纪时期，诗人常把天空叫作“苍穹”。
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.
   炼金术，炼丹术中世纪的一种化学哲学。其声称的目标是将一些基本金属转变为金子，发现万灵药及制备长生不老药
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.
   多佛尔与法国加莱市隔岸相对的英格兰东南部自治市，临多佛尔海峡。罗马灯塔遗址，自中世纪以来就是战略要地，该市白垩崖多岩洞和涵洞原为走私者所用。人口33, 700
7. Medieval painting is not his province.
   中世纪的绘画不属於他的研究范围。
8. Knighthood was an ideal in medieval Europe.
   在中世纪的欧洲，骑士是一种风范。

详细解释：

medieval 也作 me.di.ae.val

adj.Abbr. med.,M.（形容词）缩写 med.,M.
Relating or belonging to the Middle Ages.
中世纪的：属于或关于中世纪的
Informal Old-fashioned; unenlightened:
【非正式用语】 老式的；落后的：
例句：
parents with a medieval attitude toward dating.
父母对于约会的守旧态度


来源：
From New Latin medium aevum [the middle age]
源自 现代拉丁语 medium aevum [中世纪]
Latin [neuter of] medius [middle] * see medhyo-
拉丁语 [] medius的中性 [中间的] *参见 medhyo-
Latin aevum [age] * see aiw-
拉丁语 aevum [时代，年代] *参见 aiw-

【引伸】
me.die.vally
adv.（副词）