antebellum

a. 战前的, 南北战争前的

发音

其它 /ˌæn.tiˈbɛl.əm/

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of the time period prior to a war.

    战前的

    A renewed sense of national pride arose in Hitler's antebellum Germany.

  2. 2.

    Of the time period prior to a war.

    Of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states.

    美国

    Slavery was an accepted part of antebellum plantation life.

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近义相关 1

nonmodern

词源

Borrowed from Latin ante bellum (literally “before the war”).

来源：wiktionary