bác cổ
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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
- Archaeologic
- viện bác cổmuseum