ancient
adj
noun
ˈeɪnʃənt
adj
1
belonging
to
a
time
long
ago
in
history,
especially
thousands
of
years
ago
古代的;
the
ancient
civilizations
of
Asia
亚洲的古代文明
ancient
Greece/Egypt/Rome
the
religion
of
ancient
Egypt
古埃及宗教
2
having
existed
for
a
very
long
time
古老的，年代久远的;
an
ancient
walled
city
有城墙的古城
an
ancient
forest
一片古森林
the
ancient
art
of
calligraphy
古老的书法艺术
3
very
old
–
used
humorously
老的，老掉牙的〔幽默用法〕
That
photo
makes
me
look
ancient!
那张照片显得我很老！
4
ancient history
a.
the
history
of
ancient
societies,
such
as
Greece
or
Rome
b.
if
you
say
that
something
is
ancient
history,
you
mean
that
it
happened
a
long
time
ago
and
is
not
important
now
[非正式] 很久以前的事，陈年往事〔指很久以前发生、现在已不重要的事〕
informal
a
professor
of
ancient
history
一位古代史教授
It’s
all
ancient
history
and
I’m
not
upset
any
more.
这都是很久以前的事了，我不再生气了。
noun
5
the ancients
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都是行星。