artifact

artifact — noun

1. an object that was made by people long ago — for example a tool, weapon, or piec

1.名詞C1
釋義

an object that was made by people long ago — for example a tool, weapon, or piece of pottery — and that is studied to learn about the culture or daily life of an earlier time.

例句

The museum displays Mayan artifacts found near the temple ruins in Guatemala.

collocation: ancient/Mayan/Egyptian artifacts

Dr. Jamal carefully cleaned a bronze artifact dating from the Han dynasty.

pattern: artifact + dating from + period

同義詞
  • relic

    stronger sense of age and survival from a lost culture

  • antiquity

    more formal; usually plural and tied to the classical world

  • artefact

    British spelling of the same word

文法句型

artifact + from + period/place

用法筆記

Variety-marked: 'artifact' is the standard American spelling; British English prefers 'artefact' for the same meaning. Choose one spelling per document and stay consistent.

常見錯誤

❌The factory produces plastic artifacts for export.
✅The factory produces plastic items for export.
💡'artifact' implies historical or cultural value, not ordinary manufactured goods.
❌I found an interesting artifact on this website.
✅I found an interesting article on this website.
💡'artifact' is a physical object from the past, not an online text.