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    ancient 的英语意思

    ancientancient1 /ˈeɪnʃənt/ adjective 查看全部语言翻译1belonging to a time long ago in history, especially thousands of years ago属于历史上很久以前的时代,尤指数千年前 OPP  modern:  the ancient civilizations of Asia亚洲古代文明ancient Greece/Egypt/Rome the religion of ancient Egypt古埃及的宗教2having existed for a very long time存在了很长时间的;历史悠久的 OPP  new:  an ancient walled city一座古老的城墙城市 an ancient forest一片古老的森林 the ancient art of calligraphy古老的书法艺术3very old – used humorously非常老——幽默用法:  That photo makes me look ancient!那张照片让我看起来老得不像话! see thesaurus at old4ancient history a)the history of ancient societies, such as Greece or Rome古代社会(如希腊或罗马)的历史:  a professor of ancient history一位古代史教授 b)informal非正式 if you say that something is ancient history, you mean that it happened a long time ago and is not important now若说某事是"ancient history",意指它发生在很久以前,现在已不再重要:  It’s all ancient history and I’m not upset anymore.这些都是陈年旧事了,我已经不再难受了。
    ancientancient2 noun the ancients [plural] people who lived long ago, especially the Greeks and Romans古人,尤指古希腊人和古罗马人:  The ancients believed that the Sun and Moon were planets.古人认为太阳和月亮是行星。