- old and no longer used古体的；已不通用的
- ‘Thou art’ is an archaic form of ‘you are’.thou art 是 you are 的古体。🔊🔊
- very old-fashioned早已过时的；陈旧的 synonym outdated
- The system is archaic and unfair and needs changing.这个制度早已过时而且不公平，需要改变。🔊🔊
- from a much earlier or ancient period of history古代的；早期的Topics Historyc2
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French archaïque, from Greek arkhaikos, from arkhaios, from arkhē ‘beginning’.