the middle ages
the middle ages — 名詞
1. the period of European history from around AD 1000 to AD 1500, marked by a socia
中世紀中晚期
約1000–1500年，封建制度主導歐洲
the period of European history from around AD 1000 to AD 1500, marked by a social system in which kings, nobles, and the Church held most of the power and land
In the Middle Ages, farmers gave a share of their crops to the local lord.
在中世紀，農民要將一部分收成交給當地領主。
collocation: in the Middle Ages
Professor Okafor showed her students a map of trade routes from the Middle Ages.
Okafor 教授向學生展示了一張中世紀貿易路線的地圖。
The great stone cathedrals of the Middle Ages took over a century to build.
中世紀宏偉的石造大教堂花了超過一個世紀才建成。
collocation: of the Middle Ages
Ingrid learned that women in the Middle Ages often ran workshops and managed estates.
Ingrid 了解到中世紀的女性經常經營作坊和管理莊園。
In the Middle Ages, King John of England was forced to accept the Church's authority to keep his crown.
在中世紀，英格蘭的約翰國王被迫接受教會的權威才能保住王位。
collocation: the Church in the Middle Ages
- the High Middle Ages
- the late Middle Ages
- medieval Europe
- medieval period
more academic; often used in university contexts
- medieval times
slightly more informal; common in everyday speech
文法句型
the Middle Ages
in/during the Middle Ages
用法筆記
The definite article 'the' is always required — never say 'in Middle Ages.' The adjective form is 'medieval' (e.g. 'medieval art'). This is the narrower sense (AD 1000–1500); see sense 2 for the broader range (AD 500–1500).
常見錯誤
2. the whole period of European history from the end of Roman rule around AD 500 to
中世紀
約500–1500年，羅馬衰亡至文藝復興
the whole period of European history from the end of Roman rule around AD 500 to the beginning of the Renaissance around AD 1500, spanning roughly a thousand years
The last Roman emperor in the West was overthrown in AD 476, and the Middle Ages began across Europe.
西羅馬最後一位皇帝在西元476年被推翻，中世紀就此在歐洲展開。
grammar: the Middle Ages + past tense for historical narrative
Salma's grandmother loved telling stories about knights and castles from the Middle Ages.
Salma 的祖母喜歡講述中世紀騎士與城堡的故事。
Brother Aidan spent long hours in the early Middle Ages copying Roman texts in an Irish monastery.
在中世紀早期，Aidan 修士在愛爾蘭的修道院裡花費長時間抄寫羅馬典籍。
collocation: the early Middle Ages
In the Middle Ages, a young monk named Brother Matteo knelt on cold stone to trace Latin prayers by candlelight.
在中世紀，一位名叫 Matteo 修士的年輕僧侶跪在冰冷的石地上，藉著燭光描摹拉丁禱詞。
grammar: In the Middle Ages + past tense scene
Dmitri set his novel in the Middle Ages, following a young squire through the battles of the Hundred Years' War.
Dmitri 將他的小說背景設在中世紀，描寫一名年輕侍從在百年戰爭中的經歷。
collocation: set [something] in the Middle Ages
- the early Middle Ages
- the late Middle Ages
- throughout the Middle Ages
- the medieval era
similar range; often used in formal writing
- the Dark Ages
refers only to the early part (roughly AD 500–1000), not the whole period
文法句型
the Middle Ages
用法筆記
This broader framing (AD 500–1500) includes the so-called 'Dark Ages' before AD 1000, unlike sense 1 which starts around AD 1000. Many historians now use 'the Middle Ages' in this wider sense.
同根字
- medieval形容詞B2
- medievalist名詞C2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- the High Middle Ages
- the late Middle Ages
- the early Middle Ages
常用片語
- medieval Europe
- medieval history
- medieval times
介系詞搭配
- in the Middle Ages
- during the Middle Ages
- throughout the Middle Ages