having existed for a very long time 古老的;已存在很久的 an age-old custom/problem 古老的风俗;由来已久的问题
Extra ExamplesAll the villagers followed the age-old custom of taking a siesta after lunch. 所有的村民都遵循着午饭后午睡的古老习俗。 How do you tackle the age-old problem of corruption in politics? 你如何解决政治中由来已久的腐败问题? The city is the centre of an age-old civilization. 这座城市是古老文明的中心。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAge-old is used with these nouns:- argument
- custom
- debate
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