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

• 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。
• 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。
• The ancients knew more than we do about the heavens.
  古代人对于上天比我们知道得多。
• 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。
• When the ancients were under siege from the wraith.
  古人遭到了幽灵的围攻。
• I guess awaiting instructions from the ancients.
  我想是在等待古人的进一步指示。
• This logic was known to the ancients.
  那种逻辑是古人早知道了的。
• Do you know what the ancients called it?
  你知道古人怎么称呼吗？
• 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 was a custom among the ancients.
  这是古代人的一种习俗。