| 英语单词 | archaic |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [ɑː'keɪɪk] 美 [ɑːr'keɪɪk] |
| 中文释义 | adj.已不通用的;古老的;古代的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The students are seeing the archaic film. (2) Their taste and style were archaic. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 学生们在看那部古老的电影。 (2) 他们的情趣与风格都是古老的。 |
| vocabulary简明 | If you use the adjective archaic you are referring to something outmoded, belonging to an earlier period. Rotary phones and cassette players already seem so archaic! |
| vocabulary扩展 | The adjective archaic means something that belongs to an earlier or antiquated time. It can also mean something that is outdated but can still be found in the present and therefore could seem out of place. The word comes from archaic (i.e., ancient) Greek, archaikos, and literally means "from Classical Greek culture," though its meaning has broadened as it's been used in English. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [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;过时的;陈旧的 Archaic means extremely old or extremely old-fashioned. [usu ADJ n]
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