| 释义 |
Old World1  Europe, Asia, and Africa, regarded collectively as the part of the world known before the discovery of the Americas. old-world2  adjectiveBelonging to or associated with former times, especially when considered quaint and attractive: medieval towns which still retain old-world charm...- Here the ritual of the election night is a quaint old-world tradition closer to pantomime than politics.
- While electric lights and barricades, in a spirit of technological renovation enable greater study and ensure much-needed protection, they take away the magic and old-world charm that one associates with temple architecture.
- Sally said: ‘We are enchanted by the quaint old-world atmosphere in Cheam Village and like the idea of tradition and old values.’
Synonyms old-fashioned, old, archaic, traditional, past, bygone, classical, craft; picturesque, quaint |