ancient
英 [ˈeɪnʃənt]
美 [ˈeɪnʃənt]
adj. 古代的; 古老的; 很老的; (尤指埃及、希腊和罗马的)古代人
n. 古代人; 古文明国的国民;<古>高龄老人;<古>旗手
复数：ancients
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1841 / COCA.1817
同义词辨析
oldadj. 古老的；旧的
〔辨析〕
指已存在或使用很久的。
〔例证〕
Rome is an old city.
罗马是一个古老的城市。
It is one of their old traditions.
这是他们古老的传统之一。
The curtains are getting pretty old.
这些窗帘越来越旧。
罗马是一个古老的城市。
It is one of their old traditions.
这是他们古老的传统之一。
The curtains are getting pretty old.
这些窗帘越来越旧。
ancientadj. 古老的；古代的
〔辨析〕
指很久以前发生或存在的；也可用于描述历史，指古代的。
〔例证〕
Our guide led us through the ruins of the ancient city.
导游领着我们走过那座古城的废墟。
He was also an expert in the reproduction of ancient pictures.
他还是一个仿制古画的内行。
The tri-coloured glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty is a shining pearl among ancient Chinese pottery.
唐三彩是中国古代陶器中一颗璀璨的明珠。
导游领着我们走过那座古城的废墟。
He was also an expert in the reproduction of ancient pictures.
他还是一个仿制古画的内行。
The tri-coloured glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty is a shining pearl among ancient Chinese pottery.
唐三彩是中国古代陶器中一颗璀璨的明珠。
antiqueadj. 古时制造的，古董的
〔辨析〕
指珠宝、家具等年代久远且往往十分值钱的，通常作定语。
〔例证〕
That antique necklace is priceless.
那条古董项链是无价之宝。
I made him a bid for the antique table.
我向他出了个价，要买那张古董桌子。
那条古董项链是无价之宝。
I made him a bid for the antique table.
我向他出了个价，要买那张古董桌子。
牛津词典
adj.
- 古代的
belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past- ancient history/civilization
古代史 / 文明 - ancient Greece
古希腊
- ancient history/civilization
- 古老的；很老的
very old; having existed for a very long time- an ancient oak tree
古橡树 - ancient monuments
古迹 - He's ancient─he must be at least fifty!
他老得很了——肯定至少有五十岁！
- an ancient oak tree
- （尤指埃及、希腊和罗马的）古代人
the people who lived in ancient times, especially the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 远古的；古代的
Ancientmeans belonging to the distant past, especially to the period in history before the end of the Roman Empire.- They believed ancient Greece and Rome were vital sources of learning.
他们认为古代希腊罗马是知识的重要发源地。
- They believed ancient Greece and Rome were vital sources of learning.
- ADJ-GRADED 古老的；年代久远的
Ancientmeans very old, or having existed for a long time.- ...ancient Jewish tradition.
古老的犹太传统 - ...ancient fishing rights.
由来已久的捕鱼权 - ...a few acres of ancient woodland.
几英亩古老的林地
- ...ancient Jewish tradition.
- N-PLURAL 古代人；（尤指）古希腊人，古罗马人
The ancientsare the people of an old civilization, especially classical Greece or Rome.- The ancients knew more than we do about the heavens.
古代人对于上天比我们知道得多。
- The ancients knew more than we do about the heavens.
英英释义
noun
- a person who lived in ancient times
- a very old person
adj
- very old
- an ancient mariner
- belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
- ancient history
- ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians
- ancient Greece
双语例句
- China has the world's most ancient tree species--metasequoia.
中国有世界最古老的树种--水杉。 - It demonstrated the brilliance of China's ancient culture.
它显示了中国古代文化的光辉。 - Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.
许多被征服的国家必须向古罗马的统治者朝贡。 - Achilles and Heracles were ancient Greek heroes.
阿基里斯和海格立斯[何克力士]是古希腊的英雄。 - For the ancient Mexicans, life and death were inseparable, two halves of the same whole.
对古代墨西哥人来说，生与死是同一整体不可分割的两个部分。 - The ancients knew more than we do about the heavens.
古代人对于上天比我们知道得多。 - The republic's new flag was emblazoned with the ancient symbol of the Greek Macedonian dynasty.
共和国新国旗上醒目地印着希腊马其顿王朝的古老标志。 - Paraphrase the ancient Chinese prose in vernacular language.
把这篇古文译成白话文。 - These ancient ceremonies propitiate the spirits of the waters.
这些古老的仪式让水中的神灵平息了怒气。 - The ancient pagoda is still there, but not in its integrity.
那座古塔还在，但是不完整了。