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ancient

英['eɪnʃ(ə)nt] 美[ˈeɪnʃənt]
  • adj. 古代的;古老的,过时的;年老的
  • n. 古代人;老人

英英释意


1. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire;
"ancient history"
"ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians"
"ancient Greece"
2. very old;
"an ancient mariner"