minoan

英 [mi'nəuən; mai-] 美
  • adj. 克里特文明的(古希腊)
  • n. 克里特语;克里特岛人

畅通词汇

英英释义


1. a Cretan who lived in the bronze-age culture of Crete about 3000-1100 BC

考试真题


Evans’s interpretations of those engravings eventually led him to find the Minoan palace at Knossos ( ' , Knosós), on the island of Crete, in 1900.

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Evans'interpretations of those engravings eventually led him to find the minoan palace at Knossos, on the island of Crete, in 1900.

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实用场景例句


The archaeologist dated the ruins as belonging to the early Minoan period.
这位考古学家确定该废墟属于早期弥诺斯时期.

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The new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined.
克里特岛陶器的新风格非常鲜明.

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Santorini was also a Minoan land, and ruins can be found throughout the island.
圣多里尼也是克里特的国土, 整个岛屿都可以找到遗迹.

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双语例句


1. Perhaps the most unusual of these is the Minoan bull fighting.
很可能最不寻常的就是克里特文明的斗牛.

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2. A colossal tsunami destroyed the minoan civilization in minutes.
巨大的海啸在几分钟内就摧毁了米诺斯文明.

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3. The archaeologist dated the ruins as belonging to the early Minoan period.
这位考古学家确定该废墟属于早期弥诺斯时期.

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4. So ancient myths were not new to Minoan Crete.
因而,古代神话对于克里特文明来说并不陌生.

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5. The most significant were the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations.
其中最重要的是米诺斯文明和迈锡尼文明.

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英文词源


Minoan (adj.)
1894, from Minos, famous king of Crete; applied by British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans to the civilization that flourished there c. 3000-1400 B.C.E.