also ante-bellum, from Latin phrase ante bellum, literally "before the war;" see ante- + bellicose. In U.S., usually in reference to the American Civil War (1861-65); first attested in a June 14, 1862, entry in Mary Chesnut's diary.
实用例句
1. the laws of the antebellum American South
内战前美国南方的法律来自《权威词典》
2. There are many antebellum houses in the area.
这个地区有许多南北战争以前的房屋.来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Itas true in today's world as it was in the antebellum South: cotton is king.
