ancient

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a. 古代的, 古老的, 年老的, 旧的

发音

US /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

词形变化

ancients 复数 ancienter 比较级 ancienter ancientest more ancient 比较级 ancientest 最高级 most ancient 最高级

别名

anchient aunchient auncient auntient awncient awntient ancyent antient anct.

教材释义与例句

形容词

古代的；古老的，过时的；年老的

belonging to a time long ago in history, especially thousands of years ago

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who is very old.

  2. 2.

    A person who lived in ancient times.

  3. 3.

    One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.

    英国 法律
  4. 4.

    A senior; an elder; a predecessor.

    废旧
  5. 1.

    A flag, banner, standard or ensign.

    古体 政治 纹章
  6. 2.

    The bearer of a flag; ensign.

    废旧 罕用
adj. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

    古代

    古老

    古旧

    老

    an ancient city

    an ancient forest

  2. 2.

    Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.

    an ancient author

    an ancient empire

  3. 3.

    Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.

  4. 4.

    Experienced; versed.

    废旧
  5. 5.

    Former; sometime.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

antediluvian

上位词 7

actor worker doer golden ager old person oldster senior citizen
形容词

近义相关 2

old past

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English auncyen, from Old French ancien, from Vulgar Latin *anteānus, composed of Latin ante (“before”) + -ānus (adjective-forming suffix). The non-etymological /t/ is by analogy with the common ending -ent.

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