medieval

/ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/· 形容词

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medieval
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Chinese meaning

中zhōng世shì纪jì的de

属shǔ于yú中zhōng世shì纪jì(约yuē5—15世shì纪jì)的de

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形xíng容róng12世shì纪jì的de威wēi尔ěr士shì亲qīn王wáng

Example

By 1176, Lord Rhys ap Gruffydd, a medieval Welsh prince, had become one of the most powerful rulers the country had ever known.

到dào1176年nián,中zhōng世shì纪jì威wēi尔ěr士shì亲qīn王wáng里lǐ斯sī·阿ā颇pō·格gé鲁lǔ菲fēi德dé勋xūn爵jué,已yǐ成chéng为wéi这zhè个ge国guó家jiā有yǒu史shǐ以yǐ来lái最zuì强qiáng大dà的de统tǒng治zhì者zhě之zhī一yī。

Source: The Guardian · 2 Aug 2026

Background ✎

威wēi尔ěr士shì文wén化huà盛shèng会huì埃āi斯sī特tè福fú德dé迎yíng来lái850周zhōu年nián,回huí到dào亲qīn王wáng里lǐ斯sī当dāng年nián首shǒu办bàn的de城chéng堡bǎo庆qìng典diǎn

Roots · etymology

经法语,源拉丁medium(中)+aevum(代)

  • medi-(中,源medium)+ ev-(时代,源aevum)+ -al(形容词后缀)

Collocations

  • medieval castle / medieval times / medieval history

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