ancients

英 [ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nts]

美 [ˈeɪntʃənts]

n.  资深律师；元老

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 远古的；古代的
  Ancientmeans belonging to the distant past, especially to the period in history before the end of the Roman Empire.
  1. They believed ancient Greece and Rome were vital sources of learning.
     他们认为古代希腊罗马是知识的重要发源地。
• ADJ-GRADED 古老的；年代久远的
  Ancientmeans very old, or having existed for a long time.
  1. ...ancient Jewish tradition.
     古老的犹太传统
  2. ...ancient fishing rights.
     由来已久的捕鱼权
  3. ...a few acres of ancient woodland.
     几英亩古老的林地
• N-PLURAL 古代人；（尤指）古希腊人，古罗马人
  The ancientsare the people of an old civilization, especially classical Greece or Rome.
  1. The ancients knew more than we do about the heavens.
     古代人对于上天比我们知道得多。

英英释义

noun

• people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)

双语例句

• The ancients say," after even just three days'absence, a scholar must be regarded with new eyes. "
  古人云，“士别三日，当刮目相看。”
• This principle is not enough to understand the ancients, but such phenomena they are very clear.
  这个道理古人不够明白，但这类现象他们很清楚。
• Really have a style of the ancients.
  真的有了古人的风范。
• I like watching the ancients sayings, also called life motto.
  我很喜欢看古人的语录，也所谓的人生格言。
• The essence of the ancients, I understand little knowledge is to calm face, maybe I superficial understanding.
  古人的精华所在，我一知半解的理解就是要平静地面对，也许是我不求甚解。
• I guess awaiting instructions from the ancients.
  我想是在等待古人的进一步指示。
• The ancients at Banpo had already mastered the skills necessary to produce pottery.
  半坡人熟练地掌握了制作陶器的工艺。
• Science can now account for many things which were thought to be mysterious by the ancients.
  许多古人认为是神秘的事情，科学家现在都能解释了。
• Archaeoastronomy investigates how the ancients applied astronomy in their lives, as well as in their art and architecture.
  考古天文学调查了古人类在他们的生活中、及在他们的艺术和建筑中如何运用天文学。
• The ancients were well-known for their words and there was meaningful relationship between name and word.
  古人有名有字，并且名和字之间往往有意义上的联系。