Neither of us realized that night that these carvings and paintings dated back 15,000 years,
我们没有意识到这些刻画追溯到15，000年前，
高三英语课文
Unit 23 The find of the century
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
neither
['niðɚ]
adj. （两者）都不的;
pron. 两者都不;
adv. 两个都不;既不…也不;
conj. 也不;既不;
💡 n(not)+either→既非；皆不；两者都不
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
双方都不愿意妥协，问题就在这里。
近义：no, either
反义：likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
n. 夜;晚上;（举行盛事的）夜晚;
"I don't like going out alone at night."
我不喜欢夜晚单独外出。
近义：nighttime, nite, evening, nightly, nocturnal, pm
反义：daylight, daytime
dated
['detɪd]
adj. 有日期的;陈旧的;
v. 过时( date的过去式和过去分词 );使…显老;显示出…时代（或年龄）;鉴定…的年代;
"a Koran dated 556 AH"
回历556年的一部《古兰经》
近义：antiquated, antique, archaic, obsolete, outmoded, passe
n. 背，背部;背面，反面;后面，后部;（椅子等的）靠背;
vt. 使后退;支持;加背书于;下赌注于;
vi. 后退;倒退;
adj. 背部的;后面的;以前的;拖欠的;
adv. 以前;向后地;
"Water allotments to farmers were cut back in the drought."
在干旱时期配给农民的水量减少。
近义：second, support, endorse, illustrate, document, backtrack
反义：impel, inch, save, loop, sheer, slew