English Dictionary

time capsule

名詞

比喩的用法

A sealed container, buried at some location, that contains records of contemporary life - to be rediscovered in the distant future.

日本語の意味

現代の生活や記録を封じ込めた容器で、特定の場所に埋められ、将来的に再発見されることを目的として作られたもの

The class sealed their letters and school mementos into a time capsule and buried it behind the library to be opened by students a century from now.

クラスの生徒たちは手紙や学校の思い出の品をタイムカプセルに封入して図書館の裏に埋め、百年後に生徒たちが開けるようにしました。

意味（1）

A sealed container, buried at some location, that contains records of contemporary life - to be rediscovered in the distant future.

意味（2）

(figuratively) Something reflecting an historical setting by its nature, existing out of time due to isolation or some specific external influence.

As we've seen, Belarus is a Soviet time capsule that continues only because Russia is keeping it on life support.

time capsules （ plural ）