- 1巨石(史前人類豎立的大石,如英國巨石陣的石柱)
A megalith is a very large stone that ancient people stood up or set in place — not a rock that happened to be there, but one that human beings chose, moved, and arranged.
A megalith一個megalith is a very large stone是一塊非常大的石頭 that ancient people stood up or set in place是古代人豎立或放置好的 not a rock that happened to be there不是剛好在那裡的石頭 but one that human beings chose, moved, and arranged而是人類挑選、搬運、擺放過的
in England is the famous example; you also find them across Europe, in Korea, and elsewhere. Some stand alone, some form circles or lines, some are propped together to make a stone room over a grave.
Stonehenge in England英格蘭的Stonehenge(巨石陣) is the famous example是最有名的例子 you also find them across Europe, in Korea, and elsewhere在歐洲各地、韓國和其他地方也找得到 Some stand alone有些單獨矗立 some form circles or lines有些排成圓圈或直線 some are propped together to make a stone room over a grave有些互相撐靠,在墳墓上方搭出石室
We do not know for certain why they were built, and honest writers say so: religious ceremony, burial, marking the seasons or the sun's position, showing who held power — all likely, none proven.
We do not know for certain why they were built我們並不確定它們是為什麼建造的 and honest writers say so誠實的作者也會這麼說 religious ceremony, burial, marking the seasons or the sun's position, showing who held power宗教儀式、埋葬、標記季節或太陽的位置、展示誰握有權力 all likely, none proven都有可能,但沒有一個被證實
The word is mostly written rather than spoken; it belongs to history books, museum signs, and archaeology programmes rather than daily talk.
The word這個字 is mostly written rather than spoken主要用在書面而不是口語 it belongs to history books, museum signs, and archaeology programmes它屬於歷史書、博物館標示牌和考古節目 rather than daily talk而不是日常對話
People sometimes stretch it to mean any huge organisation or building that feels immovable and old — 'the banking megalith' — but that use is closer to 'monolith', and 'monolith' is the word most speakers reach for there.
People sometimes stretch it有人有時候會把它延伸 to mean any huge organisation or building that feels immovable and old用來指任何龐大、感覺一動也不動、老舊的組織或建築 'the banking megalith'像「銀行界的megalith」 but that use is closer to 'monolith'但這種用法其實更接近monolith and 'monolith' is the word most speakers reach for there而monolith才是大多數人在那種情況下會用的字
core核心畫面
組成mega- ('very large, great') + -lith ('stone', from Greek lithos). Interestingly, this word was made backwards from the adjective megalithic, which came first, and it was probably built to match the older word monolith.
同家族的字
- monolithsame -lith 'stone', with mono- 'one' — a single great stone
- lithographysame lithos 'stone' — printing that was originally done from a flat stone
- megaphonesame mega- 'large'
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
megalithnoun/ˈmɛɡəlɪθ/
- 1
archaeologyhistoryhuman-sciencesA large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument.
- 2
archaeologyhistoryhuman-sciencesA prehistoric monument made up of one or more large stones.
- 3
A large stone or block of stone used in the construction of a modern structure.
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