date from/date back to1. have existed since; go back to; trace back to 始于（某一历史时期）；源于；追溯到 * Insurance dates from the 17th century. 保险始于17世纪。 * The castle dates back to the 14th century. 这城堡建于14世纪。 * The custom dates back to the time of the Roman Empire. 这种风俗可以回溯到古罗马时期。 * The traditional friendship between our two peoples dates back to ancient days. 我们两国人民之间的传统友谊可以追溯到遥远的过去。2. be addressed from a place（信）由某处寄出 * The letter dates from New York. 这封信是从纽约寄来的。 |