• adj. （美國南北）戰(zhàn)爭前的

前綴ante-, 在前。詞根bell, 戰(zhàn)爭，見Bellona，羅馬神話中司戰(zhàn)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

內(nèi)戰(zhàn)前美國南方的法律

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. There are many antebellum houses in the area.

這個(gè)地區(qū)有許多南北戰(zhàn)爭以前的房屋.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Itas true in today's world as it was in the antebellum South: cotton is king.

在今日世界,有條真理和美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)前的南方地區(qū)一樣: 棉花為王.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)