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

• 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。
• I'm sure the ancients have a name for it.
  我相信远古人一定给它起过名字了。
• 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。
• I guess awaiting instructions from the ancients.
  我想是在等待古人的进一步指示。
• 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。
• So, what you're saying is the ancients actually created the wraith?
  照你这么说，实际上是古人创造了幽灵？
• 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。
• 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”。
• Most ancients we know have ascended.
  据我们所知，大多数古人都升天了。
• 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。