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单词 ancient
释义
ancient
adjective
uk
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/us
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
B1
of or from alongtimeago, havinglastedfor a verylongtime:
古代的；古老的；年代久远的
ancientcivilizations/rights/laws古代文明／自古有之的权利／古代法律
ancientmonuments/ruins/woodlands古碑／古代遗址／古老的林地
the ancientkingdomsof Mexico墨西哥的古代王国
People havelivedin thisvalleysince ancienttimes.自古就有人居住在这个山谷里。
History, ancientandmodern, hastaughtthesepeopleanintensedistrustoftheirneighbours.古今历史都让这些人对邻国产生了极度不信任的思想。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
coming from a time in the past
  • oldBe careful - that clock is very old.
  • formerHe's a former coworker of mine.
  • ancientWe need to protect ancient monuments.
  • archaic"Thee" is an archaic word for "you".
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informal
veryold:
非常老旧的
He's got an ancientlaptop.他有一台老掉牙的电脑。
B1
used to refer to theperiodinEuropeanhistoryfrom theearliestknownsocietiesto the end of theRomanEmpire:
（指欧洲历史上罗马帝国灭亡以前的）古代的
the ancient Egyptians/Greeks/Romans古埃及人／希腊人／罗马人
The ancientBritonsinhabitedthesepartsofEnglandbefore theRomaninvasion.在古罗马人入侵之前，古英国人居住在英格兰的这些地区。
More examples
  • The ancientpeopleof thisareaworshippedahugebronzeidolin theshapeof anelephant.
  • In ancient Rome,capturedgeneralswereparadedthrough thestreetsinchairs.
  • As aconsequenceofexpansionismby someEuropeancountries, many ancientcultureshavesuffered.
  • Mr Graham wasamazedtofind46 ancientgoldcoinsinside thepot.
  • The ancientskullof Peking Man has been pieced together fromfragments.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lasting for a long time
  • all-night
  • be going strongidiom
  • changeless
  • dateless
  • die hardidiom
  • immemorial
  • incorruptibility
  • incorruptible
  • incorruptibly
  • languish
  • longevity
  • man and boyidiom
  • never-ending
  • nondurable
  • nondurable goods
  • time-consuming
  • timeless
  • timelessly
  • timelessness
  • year
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Old or old-fashioned
Ancient history: before 500 AD
(Definition ofancientfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

ancient| American Dictionary

ancient
adjective
us
/ˈeɪn·ʃənt/
of or from a verylongtimeago:
Archaeologistsstudytheremainsof ancientcivilizations.
infmlSomething that is ancient is veryold:
Thiscomputeris ancient – I’ve got to get a new one.
(Definition ofancientfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofancient

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No looking back to the ancients for authority and reassurance here.
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The ancients customarily drank wine cut with water, and this water was often warm.
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The ancients already located the interpretation of geometrical diagrams in the imagination because it brings diagrammatic images before reason.
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Since the ancients thus disguised this knowledge, those who would learn it must understand their maxims.
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The book deals almost exclusively with the sciences of the ancients, and, unlike the works mentioned above, includes astrology.
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Imitating the ancients, after all, could be a risky proposition.
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The ancients often worshipped it, and modern societies are assiduous in their search for more plentiful supplies.
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The number "seven" among the ancients was considered a magic number.
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We cling tenaciously to life, and like all ancients deceive ourselves into thinking we still have some great importance.
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I learned a lot about the philosophy of the ancients towards sport and education.
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There was no copyright known in the law of the ancients.
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First, the preservation of ancients rights must be close to the heart of all of we parliamentarians.
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I did not, however, rise to make that point, but to make the perhaps trivial observation that we live in times quite unknown to the ancients.
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The arguments by which he backed them up were equally worthless as his opinions, worthless in point of law and worthless with reference to the citation of the ancients.
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I believe the ancients were not so very far wrong when they used to refer to the human liver as theporta malorum, the gate of all ills.
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