period piece
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈperiod piece noun [countable] 1 SHTYPICALan old piece of furniture or work of art 古老的东西〔如家具或艺术品〕，古董 a house furnished with period pieces 陈设古色古香的房子2 OLD-FASHIONEDa film, play, book etc whose story takes place during a particular period in history 〔电影、戏剧、书等〕以某特定时代为背景的作品 a period piece based on a book by E.M. Forster 根据E.M.福斯特的书改编的年代剧
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period piece• Lehrer, it turns out, was aiming all along for something more than a period piece.• an Edwardian period piece• But the three females provide the material that makes Second Lives transcend the normal period piece.ˈperiod piece nounChineseSyllable
of piece Corpus furniture or old an of art work
period piece
ˈperiod piece
noun [countable]
1. an old piece of furniture or work of art:
a house furnished with period pieces
2. a film, play, book etc whose story takes place during a particular period in history:
a period piece based on a book by E.M. Forster
ˈperiod piece
noun [countable]1. an old piece of furniture or work of art:
2. a film, play, book etc whose story takes place during a particular period in history: