archeo

IPA/ˈɑːkɪˌəʊ/
IPA/ˈɑːɹkɪˌoʊ/

archeo — combining form

1. a word element from Greek meaning 'ancient,' added to the front of nouns and adj

1.構詞成分C1
釋義

a word element from Greek meaning 'ancient,' added to the front of nouns and adjectives to form terms about old things, early people, and past cultures — for example, archeology is the study of past human life through material remains, and an archeological site is a place where evidence of that life is found.

例句

After months of digging, the archeological team unearthed a Roman bathhouse near the market square.

archeological + team / unearthed — object-finding collocation

Modern archeology relies on careful records of every object found at a dig site.

collocation: archeology + relies on / careful records

反義詞
  • neo-

    means 'new' or 'recent' — the opposite direction in time

文法句型

archeo- + noun/adjective

用法筆記

Frequently written with the older British spelling 'archaeo-' in academic publications (e.g., archaeology, archaeological). The form 'archeo-' is the American English simplification.

常見錯誤

❌This artifact is very archeo.
✅This is an important archeological artifact.
💡'archeo' is a combining form that must attach to another word element; it is not a standalone adjective.
❌The archeo team found a tomb.
✅The archeological team found a tomb.
💡When used before a noun, the full adjective form 'archeological' is needed, never just the bare combining form.