Definition

Adjective: 1. Archaeological; pertaining to archaeology: Relating to the scientific study of material remains (such as artifacts, structures, and monuments) of past human life and activities. 2. Archaic; ancient: Pertaining to or characteristic of a much earlier, often ancient, period. This sense is less common in modern usage.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cuộc khai quật bác cổ đã phát hiện nhiều hiện vật quý giá. (The archaeological excavation discovered many valuable artifacts.)
  • Anh ấy là một nhà nghiên cứu bác cổ nổi tiếng. (He is a famous archaeological researcher.)
  • Việc nghiên cứu những phong tục bác cổ rất thú vị. (Studying ancient customs is very interesting.)

Advanced Usage

• The term 'bác cổ' is primarily used in formal, academic, or official contexts related to history and archaeology. In modern everyday Vietnamese, the Sino-Vietnamese term 'khảo cổ' is more frequently used for "archaeological."
• It can function attributively before a noun (e.g., - archaeological relic) or predictively.

Variants and Related Words

• Viện bác cổ (Noun Phrase): Archaeological Institute; museum of archaeology.
  • Các hiện vật được trưng bày tại Viện bác cổ. (The artifacts are displayed at the Archaeological Institute.)
• Khảo cổ học (Noun): Archaeology (the academic discipline).
• Nhà khảo cổ (Noun): Archaeologist.
• Cổ vật (Noun): Antique; artifact.

Synonyms

• Khảo cổ (Adj): Archaeological. (More common in contemporary usage)
• Cổ đại (Adj): Ancient. (Refers specifically to the ancient era)
• Cổ xưa (Adj): Old, ancient. (General term for old things)

Related Phrases / Compound Terms

• Di tích bác cổ: Archaeological site/relic.
• Hiện vật bác cổ: Archaeological artifact.
• Nghiên cứu bác cổ: Archaeological research.

adj

1. Archaeologic
   • viện bác cổ
     museum