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'm sure the ancients have a name for it.
  我相信远古人一定给它起过名字了。
• So some people have the same genes as these ancients.
  就是说有些人和古人有相同的基因了。
• The ancients were in the habit of reading aloud even when alone.
  古代的人即使只有一个人也习惯大声朗读。
• The ancients thought that gold resembled the sun, so they represented this chemical element with a solar symbol.
  古代人认为黄金与太阳想象，所以他们用太阳符号来代表这种化学元素。
• 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 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。”
• The ancients knew more than we do about the heavens.
  古代人对于上天比我们知道得多。
• This logic was known to the ancients.
  那种逻辑是古人早知道了的。
• We know the ancients on earth were suffering from a plague.
  我们知道在地球上，古人们陷入了一场瘟疫。
• He imitated the ancients in painting.
  他在绘画上师法古人。