"ruins" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 遺址
• 廢墟

Definition

“Ruins” 指的是已經倒塌或損壞的古老建築、城市或結構的遺跡，特別是古代遺址。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Ruins” 通常只用來指歷史文化遺跡，常與“ancient”,“old”,“city”等搭配。不用來表示普通的損壞物品或垃圾。

Examples

We visited the ancient ruins last summer.

去年夏天我們參觀了古代的**遺址**。

There are many ruins in this old city.

這座古城有很多**遺址**。

The earthquake left the temple in ruins.

地震使寺廟變成了**廢墟**。

Tourists love to take photos among the ruins at sunset.

遊客們喜歡在日落時分在**遺址**中拍照。

It feels mysterious walking through these ruins at night.

夜間走在這些**遺址**中感覺很神祕。

After centuries, the castle’s ruins are still standing.

幾個世紀後，這座城堡的**遺址**仍然屹立不倒。