| 单词 | ancient history |
| 释义 | ancient historySEE SYNONYMS FOR ancient history ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe study or a course of study of history before the end of the Western Roman Empire a.d. 476. information or an event of the recent past that is common knowledge or is no longer pertinent: Last week's news is ancient history. an event, as in a person's life, that occurred in the remote past and has no practical relationship with the present: She was my best friend in high school, but that's ancient history now. Origin of ancient historyFirst recorded in 1585–95 Words nearby ancient historyAncienne-Lorette, ancienne noblesse, ancien régime, ancient, Ancient Greek, ancient history, ancient lights, anciently, ancient monument, Ancient Mystic Order Rosae Crucis, Ancient of Days Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ancient historyancient history nounthe history of the ancient world from the earliest known civilizations to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in 476 a.d informal a recent event or fact sufficiently familiar to have lost its pertinence Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with ancient historyancient history A past event, as in She's talking about her sea voyage, but that's ancient history, or And then there was his divorce, but you don't want to hear ancient history. This hyperbolic idiom transfers the field of ancient history to a much-repeated tale. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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