middle ages
middle ages — 名詞
1. the period in European history roughly between the 5th and 15th centuries, start
中世紀
約5至15世紀的歐洲歷史時期
the period in European history roughly between the 5th and 15th centuries, starting when the Roman Empire lost power in the West and ending before the cultural and scientific changes of the Renaissance
Kwame's essay compared how people lived in towns during the Middle Ages and the early modern period.
Kwame 的文章比較了中世紀和近代早期人們在城鎮中的生活方式。
collocation: during the Middle Ages
The castle walls were built in the late Middle Ages and have stood for over six hundred years.
這些城牆建於中世紀晚期，至今已屹立超過六百年。
collocation: built in the [early/late] Middle Ages
Few ordinary people could read or write in the Middle Ages, unlike the centuries that followed.
在中世紀，能讀寫的普通人寥寥無幾，與後來的幾個世紀截然不同。
Trade between Europe and Asia expanded dramatically toward the end of the Middle Ages.
歐洲與亞洲之間的貿易在中世紀末期大幅擴展。
Visitors to the cathedral can see stained-glass windows made during the Middle Ages.
參觀這座大教堂的遊客可以欣賞到中世紀製作的彩繪玻璃窗。
- medieval period
the adjective-based equivalent; 'medieval' can also describe anything from that era
- modern era
the period from the 16th century onward, following the Middle Ages
- ancient times
the period before the Middle Ages, especially Classical antiquity
文法句型
the Middle Ages
用法筆記
Always used with the definite article 'the'. The phrase is treated as a proper noun and is usually capitalised.