ancient

adjective

/ˈeɪnʃənt/

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belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past古代的
- Archaeologists are excavating the ruined temples of this ancient civilization.考古学家正在挖掘这个古老文明的废墟。
- ancient Greece/Egypt/Rome古希腊/埃及/罗马
- the ancient city of Petra佩特拉古城
opposite modernTopics Historya2
very old; having existed for a very long time古老的；很老的
- an ancient oak tree古橡树
- ancient traditions/culture古老的传统/文化
- the ancient Japanese art of origami日本古代折纸艺术
- (humorous) He's ancient—he must be at least fifty!他老得很了，肯定至少有五十岁！
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- The man looked positively ancient.那个男子看起来实在老得很。
- The area is still covered by huge ancient forests.该地区依然覆盖着大片大片的原始森林。
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the ancients
noun [plural] the people who lived in ancient times, especially the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans（尤指古埃及、古希腊和古罗马的）古代人

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French ancien, based on Latin ante ‘before’.