ancient

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ Ancient means belonging to the distant past, especially to the period in history before the end of the Roman Empire. 古代的[ADJ n]
They believed ancient Greece and Rome were vital sources of learning. 他們認(rèn)爲(wèi)古希臘和古羅馬是至關(guān)重要的知識(shí)來(lái)源。
2. ADJ Ancient means very old, or having existed for a long time. 古老的
...ancient Jewish tradition. …古老的猶太傳統(tǒng)。
3. N a member of a civilized nation in the ancient world, esp a Greek, Roman, or Hebrew 古(希臘、羅馬或希伯來(lái))人
4. N a flag or other banner; standard 旗幟; 標(biāo)準(zhǔn)[archaic]

The ancient people of this area worshipped a huge bronze idol in the shape of an elephant .
In ancient Rome, captured generals were paraded through the streets in chairs .
As a consequence of expansionism by some European countries , many ancient cultures have suffered .
Mr Graham was amazed to find 46 ancient gold coins inside the pot .
The ancient skull of Peking Man has been pieced together from fragments .