[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]远古的;古代的Ancient means belonging to the distant past, especially to the period in history before the end of the Roman Empire.
[ADJ n]
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。
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Salisbury Plain was known anciently as Ellendune.
索尔兹伯里平原在古代被称为Ellendune。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]古老的;年代久远的Ancient means very old, or having existed for a long time.
[usu ADJ n]
...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
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]古代人;(尤指)古希腊人,古罗马人The ancients are the people of an old civilization, especially classical Greece or Rome.
[the N]
The ancients knew more than we do about the heavens.
古代人对于上天比我们知道得多。
Oxford
an·cient★/ˈeɪnʃənt; NAmEˈeɪnʃənt/adjective1★belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past 古代的OPP
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◆ancient history/civilization古代史╱文明◆ancient Greece古希腊2★very old; having existed for a very long time 古老的;很老的◆an ancient oak tree古橡树◆ancient monuments古迹◆( humorous) He's ancient—he must be at least fifty!他老得很了 — 肯定至少有五十岁!3the ancientsnoun[plural ]the people who lived in ancient times, especially the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans (尤指埃及、希腊和罗马的)古代人▶an·cient·ly/ˈeɪnʃəntli; NAmEˈeɪnʃəntli/adverb◆the area where the market was anciently held (= in ancient times)古代集市所在地ancientancientsan·cient/ˈeɪnʃənt; NAmEˈeɪnʃənt/an·cient·ly/ˈeɪnʃəntli; NAmEˈeɪnʃəntli/
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ancientan‧cient1 /ˈeɪnʃənt/ ●●●W2 adjective
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1belonging to a time long ago in history, especially thousands of years agoOPP modern: the ancient civilizations of Asiaancient Greece/Egypt/Rome the religion of ancient Egypt2having existed for a very long timeOPP new: an ancient walled city an ancient forest the ancient art of calligraphy3very old – used humorously: That photo makes me look ancient!► see thesaurus at
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4ancient historya)the history of ancient societies, such as Greece or Rome: a professor of ancient historyb)informal if you say that something is ancient history, you mean that it happened a long time ago and is not important now: It’s all ancient history and I’m not upset anymore.
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the ancients [plural] people who lived long ago, especially the Greeks and Romans: The ancients believed that the Sun and Moon were planets.
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