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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

发掘

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fājué

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Excavation/ˌɛk.skəˈveɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这次考古发掘工作发现了许多珍贵文物。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of excavating something, especially an archaeological site.

    "The archaeological excavation revealed ancient Roman ruins."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin verb 'excavare', formed by combining 'ex-' (out) and 'cavare' (to hollow out, from 'cavus' meaning hollow). Entering the English language in the late 16th century, the term initially referred to the physical action of digging out earth or material, and later expanded into the fields of archaeology and engineering.

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