ancients

英 [ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nts]

美 [ˈeɪntʃənts]

n.  资深律师；元老

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.
  1. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 古老的；年代久远的
  Ancientmeans very old, or having existed for a long time.
  1. ...ancient Jewish tradition.
     古老的犹太传统
  2. ...ancient fishing rights.
     由来已久的捕鱼权
  3. ...a few acres of ancient woodland.
     几英亩古老的林地
• 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.
  1. The ancients knew more than we do about the heavens.
     古代人对于上天比我们知道得多。

英英释义

noun

• people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)

双语例句

• Most ancients we know have ascended.
  据我们所知，大多数古人都升天了。
• How right were the Ancients who had one God for merchants and thieves!
  难怪古人说，商人和盗贼信的是同一个天主，说得何其正确！
• I'm sure the ancients have a name for it.
  我相信远古人一定给它起过名字了。
• The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water
  古人认为地球飘浮在水里。
• So, what you're saying is the ancients actually created the wraith?
  照你这么说，实际上是古人创造了幽灵？
• Archaeoastronomy investigates how the ancients applied astronomy in their lives, as well as in their art and architecture.
  考古天文学调查了古人类在他们的生活中、及在他们的艺术和建筑中如何运用天文学。
• I guess awaiting instructions from the ancients.
  我想是在等待古人的进一步指示。
• So some people have the same genes as these ancients.
  就是说有些人和古人有相同的基因了。
• I like watching the ancients sayings, also called life motto.
  我很喜欢看古人的语录，也所谓的人生格言。
• The ancients were well-known for their words and there was meaningful relationship between name and word.
  古人有名有字，并且名和字之间往往有意义上的联系。