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。”
• 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。
• How right were the Ancients who had one God for merchants and thieves!
  难怪古人说，商人和盗贼信的是同一个天主，说得何其正确！
• This influence is the history of China at any one of the ancients can not be compared to it.
  这种影响，是中国历史上的任何一个古人都不能相比的。
• The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water
  古人认为地球飘浮在水里。
• The ancients do not study mathematics, can not logically capable?
  古人不学高等数学，难道就没有逻辑能力吗？
• 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。
• Do you know what the ancients called it?
  你知道古人怎么称呼吗？
• 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 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。