Travel was arduous and costly throughout the period, possible only for a privileged class—the same that produced gentlemen scientists, authors, antique experts, and patrons of the arts.
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They found the antiques there more valuable.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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古物;古玩;古董
An antique is an old object such as a piece of china or furniture which is valuable because of its beauty or rarity.