ancient

adjective

/ˈeɪnʃənt/

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belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past
- Archaeologists are excavating the ruined temples of this ancient civilization.
- ancient Greece/Egypt/Rome
- the ancient city of Petra
opposite modernTopics Historya2
very old; having existed for a very long time
- an ancient oak tree
- ancient traditions/culture
- the ancient Japanese art of origami
- (humorous) He's ancient—he must be at least fifty!
Extra Examples
- The man looked positively ancient.
- The area is still covered by huge ancient forests.
Topics Buildingsa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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the ancients
noun [plural] the people who lived in ancient times, especially the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French ancien, based on Latin ante ‘before’.

单词	ancient
释义	ancient adjective /ˈeɪnʃənt/ /ˈeɪnʃənt/ jump to other results belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past Archaeologists are excavating the ruined temples of this ancient civilization. ancient Greece/Egypt/Rome the ancient city of Petra opposite modernTopics Historya2 very old; having existed for a very long time an ancient oak tree ancient traditions/culture the ancient Japanese art of origami (humorous) He's ancient—he must be at least fifty! Extra Examples The man looked positively ancient. The area is still covered by huge ancient forests. Topics Buildingsa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry the ancients noun [plural] the people who lived in ancient times, especially the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French ancien, based on Latin ante ‘before’.
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