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 were in the habit of reading aloud even when alone.
  古代的人即使只有一个人也习惯大声朗读。
• This was a custom among the ancients.
  这是古代人的一种习俗。
• I like watching the ancients sayings, also called life motto.
  我很喜欢看古人的语录，也所谓的人生格言。
• We know the ancients on earth were suffering from a plague.
  我们知道在地球上，古人们陷入了一场瘟疫。
• This influence is the history of China at any one of the ancients can not be compared to it.
  这种影响，是中国历史上的任何一个古人都不能相比的。
• The ancients knew more than we do about the heavens.
  古代人对于上天比我们知道得多。
• When the ancients were under siege from the wraith.
  古人遭到了幽灵的围攻。
• He imitated the ancients in painting.
  他在绘画上师法古人。
• 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。
• In deference to the ancients, I called this the "Osiris Plan."?
  为了表达对古人的敬意，我把这种方法命名为“奥西里斯计划”。