| 单词 | test-pit |
| 释义 | > as lemmastest-pit test-pit n. Archaeology a pit dug to gain an idea of the contents of a site; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [noun] > archaeology > archaeological expedition or excavation > trench test-pit1896 sondage1914 robber trench1932 trial trench1947 1896 M. H. Foote in Atlantic Monthly May 606/2 Sinking test-pits through layers of crusted consciousness into depths of fiery nature. 1905 D. Mackenzie Let. Sept. in Observer (1962) 11 Feb. 11/4 The examination of the later test-pits was reserved for a future time at your own express desire. 1952 V. G. Childe New Light on Most Anc. East vii. 123 How far other innovations..coincide with the change in pottery cannot be decided from the limited material furnished by a narrow test pit. < as lemmas |
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