单词：ancient
n. a person who lived in ancient times
s. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
s. very old
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ancient的用法和样例：
例句
- This is an ancient parable.这是一个古老的寓言。
- It's an ancient tale which appears in various guises in several languages.那是一个以几种语言叙述的古老的故事。
- Soldiers in ancient time used escutcheon to fight.古代的士兵用饰有花纹的盾作战。
- This stone axe is a relic of ancient times.这把石斧是古代的遗物。
- We will all have a course in ancient history this term.这个学期我们都有一门古代史课程。
- The ancients believed that the sun and moon were planets.古人相信太阳和月亮都是星球。
常见句型
- He is fond of ancient history of China.他喜欢中国古代史。
- The cultural relics excavated recently added greatly to our knowledge of life in ancient China.最近发掘出的文物大大增加了我们对古代中国生活的了解。
- The music is suggestive of an ancient battle.音乐使人联想到一场古代的战争。
- The pyramids were built in ancient times.金字塔建造于古代。
- People have lived in this valley since ancient times.自古以来，人们就居住在这个山谷中。
- I've just finished reading a book on the ancient kingdoms of Mexico.我刚读完一本关于墨西哥古代诸王国的书。
- The ancient Britons inhabited these parts of England before the Roman invasion.在罗马人入侵之前，古不列颠人居住在英格兰的这些地区。
- The annual festival is one of the ancient customs of the religion.一年一度的庆典是该宗教的古老传统之一。
- China is one of the ancient countries of the world.中国是世界上古老的国家之一。
- Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics.西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣遗物的古老城市。
- The ancient care-taker of the building passed away during the night.那个看管大楼的老家伙夜里归天了。
- This is my ancient car.这是我的老爷车。
- In this part of the city,you can see ancient and modern buildings next to each other.在这座城市的这个部分，你可以看到鳞次栉比的古代的与现代的建筑物。
- The museum has a large collection of sculptures dating from the ancient world.这个博物馆收藏有大量早自上古时代起的雕塑作品。
- Slang of the past generation is usually an ancient turn of phrase.上一代人的俚语都是老掉牙的陈词滥调了。
- He's ancient—he must be at least seventy!他老得很了——肯定至少有七十岁！
- My grandparents are rather ancient.我爷爷和奶奶都是老寿星了。
- He must be ancient by now or dead.眼下他肯定老得不行了，要不就是死了。
- That book is ancient.那本书已过时。
- This chair looks ancient.这把椅子看起来很有年头了。
- He's only thirty-five.But that makes him fairly ancient for flying.他才35岁,但对于飞行这一行,他年事已高。
词汇搭配
- ancient accounts of dragons源远流长的有关龙的传说
- ancient antagonist宿敌
- ancient architecture古代建筑
- ancient belief古老的信仰
- ancient book古籍，古书
- ancient calendar古代历法
- ancient capital古都
- ancient car款式古色古香的汽车
- ancient castle古城堡
- ancient city古城
- ancient civilization古代文明
- ancient cry of nature大自然亘古的呼唤
- ancient culture古代文化
- ancient custom古风
- ancient Greece古希腊
- ancient hall古代大厅
- ancient history古代史
- ancient ideal陈腐的观念
- ancient language古代语言
- ancient laws古代法律
- ancient literature古代文学
- ancient monuments古迹
- ancient nation古老的国家
- ancient oak tree古橡树
- ancient origin远古的起源
- ancient painting古画
- ancient palace古老的宫殿
- ancient people古代人
- ancient rights自古有之的权利
- ancient rivalries世代的宿怨
- ancient rocks年代久远的岩石
- ancient Rome古罗马
- ancient ruins古代遗迹
- ancient sweater老古董式的毛衣
- ancient temple古庙
- ancient times古代
- ancient tradition古老的传统
- ancient tree古树
- ancient use古代的用法
- ancient village古老的村庄
- ancient woodlands古老的林地
- ancient world古代世界
经典引文
The grand, pagan twilight of the valleys,..with a sense of ancient gods.
出自：D. H. Lawrence
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