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  1. 過去不遠時代後漢書··五倫》:近代光烈皇后友愛使歸國賓客。」三國志····》:漢書近代。」近世」。古代邃古遠古

  2. 我國歷史世紀中葉五四運動時期

the not-very-distant past, modern times, excluding recent decades, (in the context of Chinese history)​ the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919)​, capitalist times (pre-1949)​
âge moderne, époque moderne, temps modernes