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Ancient means belonging to the distant past, especially before the Roman Empire, or very old. It can also refer to people from old civilizations (the ancients).

Ancient means belonging to the distant past, especially to the period in history before the end of the Roman Empire, or very old, having existed for a long time. It can also refer to people of old civilizations (the ancients).

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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]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 ; NAmE ˈeɪnʃənt / adjective 1 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! 3 the ancients noun [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 ; NAmE ˈeɪnʃəntli / adverb the area where the market was anciently held (= in ancient times) 古代集市所在地 ancient ancients
an·cient / ˈeɪnʃənt ; NAmE ˈeɪnʃənt / an·cient·ly / ˈeɪnʃəntli ; NAmE ˈeɪnʃəntli /
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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 ago OPP  modern:  the ancient civilizations of Asiaancient Greece/Egypt/Rome the religion of ancient Egypt2having existed for a very long time OPP  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 history a)the history of ancient societies, such as Greece or Rome:  a professor of ancient history b)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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ancients[1917]
古老的(55%),古代的(33%),古人(12%)
n.古代人;老人
adj.古代的;古老的,过时的;年老的

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