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

• But believe me when I tell you, they are not the ancients you wanna worship.
  但相信我跟你说的话，他们并不是你们应该崇拜的古人。
• The ancients say," after even just three days'absence, a scholar must be regarded with new eyes. "
  古人云，“士别三日，当刮目相看。”
• The ancients knew more than we do about the heavens.
  古代人对于上天比我们知道得多。
• The ancients at Banpo had already mastered the skills necessary to produce pottery.
  半坡人熟练地掌握了制作陶器的工艺。
• 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。
• He imitated the ancients in painting.
  他在绘画上师法古人。
• This logic was known to the ancients.
  那种逻辑是古人早知道了的。
• So some people have the same genes as these ancients.
  就是说有些人和古人有相同的基因了。
• 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！
• The essence of the ancients, I understand little knowledge is to calm face, maybe I superficial understanding.
  古人的精华所在，我一知半解的理解就是要平静地面对，也许是我不求甚解。