antebellum
英 [,æntɪ'beləm]
美
antebellum 战前前缀ante-, 在前。词根bell, 战争，见Bellona，罗马神话中司战女神。
- antebellum (adj.)
- also ante-bellum, from Latin phrase ante bellum, literally "before the war;" see ante- + bellicose. In U.S., usually in reference to the American Civil War (1861-65); first attested in a June 14, 1862, entry in Mary Chesnut's diary.
- 1. the laws of the antebellum American South
- 内战前美国南方的法律
来自《权威词典》
- 2. There are many antebellum houses in the area.
- 这个地区有许多南北战争以前的房屋.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Itas true in today's world as it was in the antebellum South: cotton is king.
- 在今日世界,有条真理和美国内战前的南方地区一样: 棉花为王.
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