archaic

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a. 古体的, 过时的, 古老的, 古代的 [医] 原始的, 古代的

发音

UK /ɑːˈkeɪ.ɪk/
US /ɑɹˈkeɪ.ɪk/
AU /ɐːˈkæɪ.ɪk/
IN /ɑ(r).ke.jɪk/

词形变化

archaics 复数 archaics more archaic 比较级 most archaic 最高级

别名

archaeic archæic archaïc archaick arch. archaical

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘Paleo-Indian’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, etc.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘Woodland’, etc.).

    美国

    … Archaic Stage … the stage of migratory hunting and gathering cultures continuing into environmental conditions approximately those of the present.

  2. 2.

    (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens.

    生物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.

    古旧的

    古老的

    过时的

  2. 2.

    No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity and are still likely to be understood by well-educated speakers and are found in historical texts.

    语言学
  3. 3.

    Belonging to the archaic period.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

primitive antiquated antediluvian

近义相关 2

old early

相关短语

Archaic Latin archaic smile 【雕塑】(公元前5世纪前的)早期希腊雕像特有的笑容, 微笑的面容 Archaic Egyptian Archaic Chinese archaic smiles Archaic Greek

词源

From archaism (“ancient or obsolete phrase or expression”) or from French archaïque, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀρχαϊκός (arkhaïkós, “old-fashioned”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “from the beginning, antiquated, ancient, old”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origin”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to be first”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to begin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin, rule, command”).

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