ancient
初中,高中,四级,六级,考研,雅思,1
英['eɪnʃ(ə)nt]
|美[ˈeɪnʃənt]
adj.古代的,已往的;古老的,过时的;年老的;老式的
n.古代人;古文明国的国民;高龄老人;旗手
日语:古代
法语:ancien
德语:uralt
韩语:고대의
俄语:antiguo
牛津词典
adj.
- 古代的
belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past
- ancient history/civilization
古代史 / 文明 - ancient Greece
古希腊
- 古老的;很老的
very old; having existed for a very long time
- an ancient oak tree
古橡树 - ancient monuments
古迹 - He's ancient─he must be at least fifty!
他老得很了——肯定至少有五十岁!
- (尤指埃及、希腊和罗马的)古代人
the people who lived in ancient times, especially the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans
词形变化
中文词源
ancient 古代的
来自词根ante, 在前面的,古老的。
双语例句
- 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。
- The ancients knew more than we do about the heavens.
古代人对于上天比我们知道得多。
- The ancient civilizations of Central and Latin America were founded upon corn
古代中美洲和拉丁美洲的文明社会是建立在玉米之上的。
- Only the names are ancient; the characters are modern and contemporary.
只有姓名是古代的;人物都是现代的、摩登的。
- Ancient civilizations believed in the curative powers of fresh air and sunlight.
远古文明相信新鲜的空气和阳光有治病的功效。
- Similar customs were known in widely divergent cultures such as Ancient Egypt and Scandinavia.
在大不相同的文化中有一些相似的习俗,比如古埃及和斯堪的纳维亚之间。
- The republic's new flag was emblazoned with the ancient symbol of the Greek Macedonian dynasty.
共和国新国旗上醒目地印着希腊马其顿王朝的古老标志。
- He was one of the world's foremost scholars of ancient Indian culture
他是世界上最杰出的古印第安文化研究者之一。
- I am inclined to think that the ancient Greeks understood this better than we do
我倾向于认为古希腊人对此比我们了解的更多。
- For the ancient Mexicans, life and death were inseparable, two halves of the same whole.
对古代墨西哥人来说,生与死是同一整体不可分割的两个部分。
- These ancient ceremonies propitiate the spirits of the waters.
这些古老的仪式让水中的神灵平息了怒气。
- This is the most ancient, and holiest of the Shinto rituals
这是最古老、最神圣的神道教仪式。
- Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea.
死海旁边的山洞里发现了古代的卷轴。
- Ancient wisdom has stood the test of time.
古老的智慧已经经受了时间的考验。
- In the countryside as a young doctor she encountered ancient superstitious beliefs and prejudices.
作为一名年轻医生,她在乡下见识了古老的迷信思想和偏见。
- He also studied the ancient stone tablets from around the pyramids.
他还研究了在金字塔周围发现的古代石匾。
- There are some areas of wetland which are of ancient origin.
有一些湿地在古代就形成了。
- In ancient mythology there was no impassable gulf separating the divine from the human beings.
在上古神话中,神与人之间没有不可逾越的鸿沟。
- It demonstrated the brilliance of China's ancient culture.
它显示了中国古代文化的光辉。
- There are many ancient codes and records in the library of our institute.
在我院图书馆里藏有许多典籍。
- Confucius is considered the greatest of the ancient Chinese sages.
孔子被认为是古代中国最伟大的圣人。
- Some scientific books of ancient China have been lost.
我国有些古代科学著作已经失传。
- The ancient pagoda is still there, but not in its integrity.
那座古塔还在,但是不完整了。
- These magnificent ancient buildings demonstrate the great intelligence of the labouring people.
这些壮丽的古代建筑显示了劳动人民的高度智慧。
- Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.
许多被征服的国家必须向古罗马的统治者朝贡。
- China has the world's most ancient tree species--metasequoia.
中国有世界最古老的树种--水杉。
- The Dunhuang frescoes are gems of ancient Chinese art.
敦煌壁画是我国古代艺术中的瑰宝。
- From ancient times our forefathers have laboured, lived and multiplied on this land.
自古以来,我们的祖先就劳动、生息、繁衍在这块土地上。
- Achilles and Heracles were ancient Greek heroes.
阿基里斯和海格立斯[何克力士]是古希腊的英雄。
- Paraphrase the ancient Chinese prose in vernacular language.
把这篇古文译成白话文。
语源
late Middle English : from Old French ancien, based on Latin antebeforemid 16th cent.: alteration of ensignby association with ancien, an early form of ancient