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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
an exhibition |
an event where items are displayed for public viewing |
There was an exhibition of Egyptian artifacts in Osaka last
year. |
| 2 |
a work of art |
a painting, sculpture etc. |
The Mona Lisa is truly a work of art. |
| 3 |
to showcase ~ |
to show something in a favorable way |
The museum showcased craft goods from the early 18th
century. |
| 4 |
to exhibit ~ |
to make a painting available to see |
The Louvre exhibits works by Van Gogh occasionally. |
| 5 |
an exhibit on ~ |
an object or a collection of objects that have been displayed
for people to look at |
I saw an exhibit on Women Artists from the 1700s. |
| 6 |
an institute |
an organization created for a particular purpose |
An institute was created to verify the existence of UFOs. |
| 7 |
a sculpture |
art made by molding clay or metal |
I used to teach children's art classes; all the boys liked
making sculptures of dinosaurs. |
| 8 |
a curator |
the person who runs the museum |
The curator kept track of all of the paintings in the
collection. |
| 9 |
to collect ~ |
to get things from different places and bring them
together |
I collected sculptures from many of my students and put them on
display. |
| 10 |
to preserve ~ |
to keep something in its original state or in good
condition |
A large effort was made to preserve the Sistine Chapel
ceiling. |
| 11 |
an archaeologist |
the person who studies past human life and activities by
studying the bones, tools, etc., of ancient people |
Indian Jones is perhaps the most famous archaeologist in the
world. |
| 12 |
a historian |
a person who studies or writes about history |
I studied to be a historian, but now I teach English. |
| 13 |
to be of ~ importance |
to be important, usually historically |
Plymouth Rock, where the first Europeans landed on America, is
of great cultural importance. |
| 14 |
to educate ~ on ~ |
to teach people about something |
The government tried to educate the public on the dangers of
smoking. |
| 15 |
an era |
a period of time |
The era before the Internet was very inconvenient, but somehow
more peaceful. |
| 16 |
an artifact |
a simple object (such as a tool or weapon) that was made by
people in the past |
If you dig around in the area around Las Vegas, you can
sometimes find Native American artifacts, like arrowheads. |
| 17 |
to be contemporary |
happening or beginning now or in recent time |
Wearing a necktie is a contemporary fashion. |
| 18 |
to be scientific |
of or relating to science |
Scientific research is really trustworthy. |
| 19 |
to be artistic |
of or relating to art |
I have artistic talent; I can draw and make music. |
| 20 |
to be cultural |
of or relating to culture |
Cultural artifacts should be kept in their home countries, not
exported to other countries. |
| 21 |
to be historical |
of or relating to history |
The most famous American historical conflict was, perhaps, the
Civil War. |