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 conceived the earth as afloat in water
  古人认为地球飘浮在水里。
• 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。
• This logic was known to the ancients.
  那种逻辑是古人早知道了的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I guess awaiting instructions from the ancients.
  我想是在等待古人的进一步指示。
• This was a custom among the ancients.
  这是古代人的一种习俗。
• When the ancients were under siege from the wraith.
  古人遭到了幽灵的围攻。
• So, what you're saying is the ancients actually created the wraith?
  照你这么说，实际上是古人创造了幽灵？