excavation
excavation 英 [ekskə'veɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [,ɛkskə'veʃən]
n. 挖掘，发掘
名词复数:excavations
- Excavation is the act or process of digging, especially when something specific is being removed from the ground. Archaeologists use excavation to find artifacts and fossils.
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- n. 挖掘，发掘
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1. A second excavation, in 1985, lasted a year and was cut short for technical reasons.
第二次挖掘是在1985年，因为技术原因持续了一年就突然停止了。
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2. If he thinks I’m particular about excavation records, you should see him taking pictures!
如果他觉得我对挖掘纪录很挑剔，你应该看看他是怎么拍照的。
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3. They were genetically distinct from other humans, and an upper molar tooth (above) found at the same excavation hints that these people were similar to earlier species like Homo erectus.
丹尼索瓦人在基因上独特于其他人种，在同一次洞穴挖掘中发现的上臼齿暗示着，这些人种与早期人种如直立猿人相类似。
- excavation (n.) 1610s, "action of excavating," from Latin excavationem (nominative excavatio) "a hollowing out," noun of action from past participle stem of excavare "to hollow out" (see excavate). Meaning "an excavated place" is from 1779.
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