antebellum
英 [,æntɪ‘beləm]美- adj. （美国南北）战争前的
中文词源
antebellum 战前前缀ante-, 在前。词根bell, 战争，见Bellona，罗马神话中司战女神。
英文词源
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.双语例句
1. the laws of the antebellum American South内战前美国南方的法律来自《权威词典》
2. There are many antebellum houses in the area.这个地区有许多南北战争以前的房屋.来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Itas true in today‘s world as it was in the antebellum South: cotton is king.在今日世界,有条真理和美国内战前的南方地区一样: 棉花为王.