Locke originated this theory in the 17th century.

洛克于17世纪创立了这个理论。

《牛津词典》

It is a sobering thought that in the 17th century she could have been burned as a witch.

如果是在17世纪，她有可能被当作女巫烧死，这一点是令人深思的。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Many Vietnamese people say they cannot start the day without this delicious food! You can find French fried potatoes all over the world, but as Belgians will tell you, they, not the French, invented this popular street food, back in the 17th century.

许多越南人说，没有这种美味的食物，他们就不能开始新的一天！你在世界各地都能找到法式炸土豆，但比利时人会告诉你，这种受欢迎的街头小吃是他们而不是法国人在17世纪发明的。

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Cuz I never thought frankly in those terms, but those were issues in the period I studied and particularly in the 17th century.

坦白讲，我从未考虑过这个方面，不过它确实是我研究的时期的问题,尤其是在十七世纪。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

I was particularly interested in metaphysical poetry political philosophy -- I wrote my thesis on a radical political philosopher of the 17th century of the civil war period.

我尤其感兴趣的是玄学诗派,和政治哲学，我的毕业论文,就是有关一名激进的政治哲学家,他生活在内战的十八世纪。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

Back in the 17th Century, the piazza must have been an ideal spot for people watching, too.

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What changed this was the Thirty Years War in Europe in the 17th century.

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It was created as a result of drainage of fenland in the 17th Century.

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