carbon date
US /ˈkɑːr.bən deɪt/
UK /ˈkɑː.bən deɪt/
動詞
碳定年
to determine the age of an archaeological specimen by radiocarbon dating
範例:
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Scientists were able to carbon date the ancient artifact to over 5,000 years old.
科學家能夠通過碳定年法確定這件古代文物有5000多年的歷史。
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It's difficult to carbon date samples that are too old or too young.
對過老或過年輕的樣本進行碳定年是很困難的。