ancient

['einʃənt]

adj.古老的, 古代的
n.古人

a.

1. 古代的

We were impressed by the ruins of an ancient building.

我们对一处古建筑废墟印象颇深。

2. 古老的; 古旧的, 旧的

He drives an ancient car.

他开着一辆老式汽车。

3. 年老的, 高龄的

4. 自古以来的

This is an ancient custom.

这是一个自古相传下来的习俗。

5. 【口】过时的

n.[C]

1. 老人, 年高德劭者

2. 古代人[the P]

词形变化

副词: anciently | 名词: ancientness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.老的, 旧的, 年老的

old  archaic  elderly  antique  aged  

同义参见:

antiquated  classic  advanced  primitive  out  grey  

反义:

a.古代的

modern  

反义参见:

recent  medieval  

英英释义

名词 ancient:

a very old person

同义词：antediluvian

a person who lived in ancient times

形容词 ancient:

belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire

very old

补充

ancientancient英:[ˈeinʃənt] 美:[ˈenʃənt]adj.1.古代的, 古老的We should read ancient authors.我们应该读古代学者的著作。This book gives you a good idea of life in ancient Greece.这本书使你对古希腊生活有一清楚的概念。Jerusalem is an ancient city.耶路撒冷是一座古城。2.年老的, 老式的My grandparents are rather ancient.我爷爷奶奶都是老寿星。This is my ancient car.这是我的老爷车。He drives an ancient machine.他操纵一台老掉了牙的机器。

例句

1. a few acres of ancient woodland几英亩古老的林地 2. He's in his forties, absolutely ancient.他四十多岁, 绝对地老套。 3. They believed ancient Greece and Rome were vital sources of learning.他们认为古希腊和古罗马是知识的重要发源地。 4. The ancients knew nothing of the southern hemisphere.古人对南半球一无所知。 5. the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean.地中海古代文明。 6. an ancient gateway.一条古门道。 7. ancient forests.古森林。 8. an ancient pair of jeans.一条老掉牙的牛仔裤。 9. you make me feel ancient.你让我有像是老古董的感觉。 10. a solitary ancient in a tweed jacket.一个穿花呢上衣的孤寂老人。 11. ancient history/civilization古代史／文明 12. the ancient world古代世界 13. ancient Rome/Greece古罗马／希腊 14. I can't believe he's only 30 -- he looks ancient!他的样子那么老，我不相信他只有30岁！ 15. The people in the village still observe the ancient customs/traditions of their ancestors.村里的人们仍然遵循着祖辈古老的习俗/传统。 16. a grove of ancient oak trees一片古老的橡树林 17. We got a ride in an ancient truck.我们乘坐了一回老古董式卡车。 18. an ancient barn年代久远的谷仓 19. I never thought I'd feel ancient at age 31.我从没想到我在31岁的时候就觉得自己老了。 20. She finally decided to replace her ancient computer with something more modern and up to date.她终于决定要买台更现代更新潮的电脑，把那台老古董电脑换掉。 21. The practice was more common in ancient times than it is now.这种做法在古代比现在更普遍。 22. life in ancient Egypt/Rome/Greece/China古代埃及/罗马/希腊/中国的生活 23. the gods of the ancient Romans古罗马诸神 24. ancient artifacts古代手工艺品 25. She studied both ancient and modern history.她研究古代史和现代史。 26. Our relationship is ancient history.我们的关系是很久以前的事了。 27. Forget about the problems we've had in the past. They're ancient history.忘掉我们之间过去的那些问题吧。那都是陈年旧事了。 28. a drink that was used anciently [=in ancient times] as a love potion在古代作为春药的一种饮料