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Archaeology is the study of ancient societies by examining what remains of their buildings, graves, tools, and other things they left in the ground or in old buildings.
Archaeology考古學 is the study of ancient societies是研究古代社會的學問 by examining what remains of their buildings, graves, tools, and other things方法是檢視他們留下的建築、墳墓、工具和其他東西 they left in the ground or in old buildings埋在地下或留在老建築裡的
It is a subject name, like biology or history: you study archaeology, or you go on a dig; you do not “do an archaeology” for one small task.
It is a subject name這是一個學科名稱 like biology or history就像生物學或歷史學一樣: you study archaeology你可以「研究考古學」 or you go on a dig或去「參加考古發掘」; you do not "do an archaeology" for one small task但不會為了一件小事說「做一個考古學」
Though actually, the edge can feel soft — very early humans sit near both archaeology and the study of human origins — but in school English the core is still people and what they made, not dinosaurs. People also stretch it: “the archaeology of the internet” means digging into that past, not using a trowel.
Though actually不過其實 the edge can feel soft邊界有時會模糊 — very early humans很早期的人類 sit near both archaeology and the study of human origins同時貼近考古學和人類起源研究這兩個領域 — but in school English但在學校英文裡 the core is still people and what they made核心仍然是人和他們做出來的東西 not dinosaurs而不是恐龍。People also stretch it大家也會延伸這個字: "the archaeology of the internet"「網路的考古學」 means digging into that past意思是挖掘那段過去 not using a trowel而不是真的拿鏟子去挖
British spelling keeps ae; American English often . In Taiwan both spellings show up; school books often keep the British form.
British spelling英式拼法 keeps ae保留ae; American English美式英文 often writes archeology常常寫成archeology。In Taiwan在台灣 both spellings show up兩種拼法都看得到; school books教科書 often keep the British form通常保留英式拼法
組成From Greek arkhaiologíā: arkhaios, “ancient, from the beginning” (from arkhē, “beginning”) + -logia, “the study of.”
同家族的字
- archaeologicalthe adjective for this study
- archaeologista person who does this study
- archaicsame arkhaios, “ancient”
- archaismsame “ancient” root, used for old words rather than old objects
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
archaeologynoun/ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
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The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains.
- ^({1}) He first presented a complementary thesis on the Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804), in which he used the term “archaeology” for the first time, and which indicated the period of history to which he was constantly to return. ^({2}) The latent grid of knowledge which organizes every scientific discourse and defines what can or cannot be thought scientifically — the process of uncovering these levels Foucault calls 'archaeology'. ^({3}) “Archaeology”, as the investigation of that which renders necessary a certain form of thought, implies an excavation of unconsciously organized sediments of thought. Unlike a history of ideas, it doesn’t assume that knowledge accumulates towards any historical conclusion. Archaeology ignores individuals and their histories. It prefers to excavate impersonal structures of knowledge. Archaeology is a task that doesn’t consist of treating discourse as signs referring to a real content like madness. It treats discourses, such as medicine, as practices that form the objects of which they speak.
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The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains.
- The building's developers have asked for some archaeology to be undertaken.
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The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains.
- The archaeology will tell us which methods of burial were used by the Ancient Greeks.
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The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains.
- She studied archaeology at Edinburgh University.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。