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ancient

adjective
 
🔊/ˈeɪnʃənt/
🔊/ˈeɪnʃənt/
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  1.  
     belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past古代的
    • Archaeologists are excavating the ruined temples of this ancient civilization.考古学家正在挖掘这个古老文明的废墟庙宇。
    • ancient Greece/Egypt/Rome古希腊/埃及/罗马
    • the ancient city of Petra佩特拉古城
    opposite modernTopics Historya2
  2.  
     very old; having existed for a very long time古老的；很老的
    • an ancient oak tree古橡树
    • ancient traditions/culture古代传统/文化
    • the ancient Japanese art of origami日本古代的折纸艺术
    • (humorous) He's ancient—he must be at least fifty!他老得很了，肯定至少有五十岁！🔊🔊
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    • The man looked positively ancient.那个男子看起来实在老得很。
    • The area is still covered by huge ancient forests.该地区依然覆盖着大片大片的原始森林。
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  3. the ancients
     noun [plural] the people who lived in ancient times, especially the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans（尤指古埃及、古希腊和古罗马的）古代人
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French ancien, based on Latin ante ‘before’.