ancient, old, antique

名詞 ancient:

1. a very old person
   同義詞：antediluvian
2. a person who lived in ancient times

形容詞 ancient:

1. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
2. very old

1. This is an ancient parable.
   這是一個(gè)古老的寓言。
2. Soldiers in ancient time used escutcheon to fight.
   古代的士兵用飾有花紋的盾作戰(zhàn)。
3. It's an ancient tale which appears in various guises in several languages.
   那是一個(gè)以幾種語(yǔ)言敘述的古老的故事。
4. This stone axe is a relic of ancient times.
   這把石斧是古代的遺物。
5. This ancient parchment was discovered in a delicate iron box.
   這張古老的羊皮紙是在一個(gè)精致的鐵盒子里發(fā)現(xiàn)的。
6. The ancient privilege of sanctuary was transferred to the Christian temple.
   古代的庇護(hù)特權(quán)轉(zhuǎn)移到了基督教的教堂。
7. We will all have a course in ancient history this term.
   這個(gè)學(xué)期我們都有一門(mén)古代史課程。

ancient

adj.Abbr. anc.（形容詞）縮寫(xiě) anc.
Of great age; very old.
年代久遠(yuǎn)的；古老的
Of or relating to times long past, especially those of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire (a.d. 47'). See Synonyms at old
古代的：古代的或與古代有關(guān)的，尤指西羅馬帝國(guó)滅亡之前的歷史時(shí)期（公元 47'年） 參見(jiàn) old
Old-fashioned; antiquated.
老式的；古舊的
Having the qualities associated with age, wisdom, or long use; venerable.
年高德劭的：具有與年紀(jì)，智謀或長(zhǎng)久使用相關(guān)的品質(zhì)的；值得尊敬的
n.（名詞）
A very old person.
老年人
A person who lived in times long past.
古代人：生活在過(guò)去時(shí)代的人
ancients
ancients
The peoples of the classical nations of antiquity.
古代文明民族
The ancient Greek and Roman authors.
古典作家：古希臘、羅馬的作家們

來(lái)源：
Middle English auncien
中古英語(yǔ) auncien
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Vulgar Latin *ante3nus
源自 俗拉丁語(yǔ) *ante3nus
Latin ante [before] * see ant-
拉丁語(yǔ) ante [在…之前] *參見(jiàn) ant-
-3nus [adj. and n. suff]
-3nus [形容詞和名詞后綴]

【引伸】
an.ciently
adv.（副詞）
an.cientness
n.（名詞）

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ancient
ancient 2

n.（名詞）
Archaic An ensign; a flag.
【古語(yǔ)】 軍旗；旗幟
Obsolete A flag-bearer or lieutenant.
【廢語(yǔ)】 執(zhí)旗者，中尉

來(lái)源：
Alteration of ensign
ensign的變化