| 单词 | classic |
| 释义 | classic (once / 160 pages) 1adjn 2adj The noun classic means something that's very high quality, particularly if it has lasting value. The pristine Model T Ford that you keep in your garage is a classic, but the beat up old Honda you drive everyday is not. Use the adjective classic to describe something that relates to ancient Greece or Rome. You can enjoy the classic Greek pillars on the outside of your house but still appreciate the modern plumbing on the inside of it. Classic also means excellent, of recognized authority, or definitive. Classic literature, for example, includes authors like Mark Twain and Jane Austin. WORD FAMILYclassic: classical, classicise, classicism, classicize, classicly, classics, neoclassic+/classical: classicalism, classically, classicals, neoclassical, nonclassical/classicise: classicised, classicising/classicism: classicisms, classicist, classicistic, neoclassicism/classicist: classicists/classicize: classicized, classicizes, classicizing/neoclassicism: neoclassicist, neoclassicistic/neoclassicist: neoclassicists USAGE EXAMPLESIt was 46 degrees when play began before a sellout crowd of 46,556, the sixth largest for a Winter Classic. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Just like the old Glen Miller classic, the player looks upbeat and he gets you on your feet. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) After the first Winter Classic in Buffalo the league was hesitant to even confirm there would be a second one. Reuters(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1adj of recognized authority or excellence Syn authoritative, classical, definitive standard established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence 2n a creation of the highest excellence Hyper creation an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone 3n an artist who has created classic works 2Hyper artist, creative person a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination 1adj of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture classic Cinese pottery Syn|Ant classical Graeco-Roman, Greco-Roman, Hellenic, classical of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures neoclassic, neoclassicalcharacteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style nonclassical not classical moderncharacteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture pop, popular(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) 2adj of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures Syn Graeco-Roman, Greco-Roman, Hellenic, classical classical of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture |
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