artifact

artifact — 名詞

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

1.名詞C1
釋義

文物

古代人類製作、有歷史價值的器物

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.

這座博物館展示在瓜地馬拉神廟遺址附近發現的馬雅文物。

collocation: ancient/Mayan/Egyptian artifacts

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

田中博士小心翼翼地清理一件年代屬於漢朝的青銅文物。

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.