medievalism
medievalism — 名詞
1. the quality of being like or suggesting the Middle Ages, especially in appearanc
中古風格
具有中古時代特質的風格與氣氛
the quality of being like or suggesting the Middle Ages, especially in appearance, atmosphere, or style — for example, the thick stone walls, pointed arches, or dim lighting in a building that make it feel old-fashioned in a medieval way.
The old monastery's cold stone walls and narrow windows gave visitors a powerful sense of medievalism.
那間古老修道院的冰冷石牆和窄窗，讓訪客感受到濃厚的中古風格。
collocation: sense of medievalism
Caio praised the film's medievalism, especially the authentic chainmail armour and hand-painted tapestries.
Caio 讚賞這部電影的中古風格，特別是逼真的鎖子甲與手繪掛毯。
Harper's novel uses romantic medievalism, filling its fictional kingdom with jousting tournaments and castle feasts.
Harper 的小說運用浪漫化的中古風格，在虛構王國中安排比武大賽與城堡盛宴。
The town hall's pointed arches and carved stonework display a charming medievalism.
市政廳的尖拱與雕刻石造，展現出迷人的中古風格。
What drew Minh to the Scottish Highlands was their medievalism — every valley held a ruined castle.
Minh 被蘇格蘭高地吸引的地方就在於它的中古風格——每個山谷都有一座廢棄城堡。
- modernity
the quality of being modern or contemporary
用法筆記
This sense is uncountable and typically appears with modifiers such as romantic, charming, or strong. It describes the visual or atmospheric character of a thing, not a person's interest or study of history.
常見錯誤
2. a strong interest in or admiration for the culture, art, social structures, and
中古崇拜
熱衷中古文化的風氣與思潮
a strong interest in or admiration for the culture, art, social structures, and values that belonged to the medieval era, especially when this interest shapes later creative or intellectual movements.
The Gothic Revival movement was driven by a deep medievalism among Victorian architects and designers.
哥德復興運動由維多利亞時代建築師深厚的中古崇拜所推動。
deep medievalism
Tunde's research examines medievalism in Tennyson's poems and the Victorian fascination with knights and chivalry.
Tunde 的研究探討 Tennyson 詩歌中的中古崇拜，以及維多利亞時代對騎士精神的著迷。
medievalism in Tennyson's poems
The historical society's medievalism extends to recreating medieval banquets and tournaments each year.
這個歷史學會的中古崇拜，延伸至每年重現中世紀宴會與比武大賽。
Saira wrote her dissertation on how medievalism shapes the world-building in Ursula Le Guin's fantasy novels.
Saira 的論文探討中古崇拜如何影響 Ursula Le Guin 奇幻小說中的世界建構。
Ilan argues that nineteenth-century medievalism reshaped modern ideas of honour, visible in chivalry codes within military conduct.
Ilan 認為十九世紀的中古崇拜重塑了現代對榮譽的看法，在軍人行為準則中可見一斑。
- medieval revival
specifically a historical movement that revived medieval forms
- medieval studies
the academic field, which is broader and includes objective scholarship
- Gothicism
overlaps in architecture and literature but emphasizes the Gothic style
- modernism
a movement that rejected medieval and historical styles in favour of new forms
- classicism
admiration for ancient Greek and Roman culture rather than medieval
用法筆記
Frequently used in academic and cultural criticism. Unlike sense 1, this sense refers to a conscious intellectual or artistic stance rather than the appearance of a physical object. Often paired with the names of movements or periods (e.g. Victorian medievalism, Romantic medievalism).