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

• 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？
• 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”。
• 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。
• 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 knew more than we do about the heavens.
  古代人对于上天比我们知道得多。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Most ancients we know have ascended.
  据我们所知，大多数古人都升天了。