Unit 8: Flashcards

Front

age /eɪdʒ/

Definition: The number of years that someone has lived or something has existed

Example: She left home at the age of eighteen.

Back

Tuổi, thời đại

Front

archaeologist /ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.dʒɪst/

Definition: Someone who studies the buildings, graves, tools, and other objects of people who lived in the past

Example: The archaeologist discovered ancient ruins in the desert.

Back

Nhà khảo cổ học

Front

century /ˈsen.tʃər.i/

Definition: A period of 100 years

Example: The castle was built in the 12th century.

Back

Thế kỷ

Front

decade /ˈdek.eɪd/

Definition: A period of ten years

Example: She worked for the company for over a decade.

Back

Thập kỷ

Front

era /ˈɪə.rə/

Definition: A period of time of which particular events or stages of development are typical

Example: We are living in an era of rapid technological change.

Back

Kỷ nguyên, thời đại

Front

evidence /ˈev.ɪ.dəns/

Definition: One or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true

Example: The police found no evidence of a break-in.

Back

Bằng chứng

Front

excavation /ˌek.skəˈveɪ.ʃən/

Definition: The act of digging in the ground to look for old buildings or objects

Example: Excavation revealed the ruins of an ancient city.

Back

Cuộc khai quật

Front

generation /ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/

Definition: All the people of about the same age within a society or family

Example: Three generations of the family were at the reunion.

Back

Thế hệ

Front

the Middle Ages /ðə ˈmɪd.əl ˌeɪ.dʒɪz/

Definition: A period in European history from about AD 600 to AD 1500

Example: Many castles were built during the Middle Ages.

Back

Thời Trung Cổ

Front

millennium /mɪˈlen.i.əm/

Definition: A period of 1,000 years

Example: The church has stood there for over a millennium.

Back

Thiên niên kỷ