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

• How right were the Ancients who had one God for merchants and thieves!
  难怪古人说，商人和盗贼信的是同一个天主，说得何其正确！
• 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”。
• The ancients thought that gold resembled the sun, so they represented this chemical element with a solar symbol.
  古代人认为黄金与太阳想象，所以他们用太阳符号来代表这种化学元素。
• The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water
  古人认为地球飘浮在水里。
• Do you know what the ancients called it?
  你知道古人怎么称呼吗？
• This principle is not enough to understand the ancients, but such phenomena they are very clear.
  这个道理古人不够明白，但这类现象他们很清楚。
• 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。
• 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。