名詞 classical:

1. traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
   同義詞：classical music, serious music

形容詞 classical:

1. of or characteristic of a form or system felt to be of first significance before modern times
2. of recognized authority or excellence
   同義詞：authoritative, definitive

1. Beethoven is regarded as one of the immortals of classical music.
   貝多芬被認(rèn)為是不朽的古典音樂大師。
2. Some young people like pop music, while still others like classical music.
   一些年青人喜歡流行音樂，但仍有其它人喜歡古典音樂。
3. An orchestra usually plays classical music.
   管弦樂隊(duì)通常演奏古典音樂。
4. His writings are full of classical allusions.
   他的著作里用了很多典故。
5. A Corinthian column is the most highly decorated of the five classical types.
   科林斯圓柱是希臘建筑五種古典柱式中最華麗者。
6. Classical scientific ideas about light were changed by Einstein.
   愛因斯坦改變了科學(xué)上關(guān)于光的傳統(tǒng)觀念。
7. He is regarded as one of the classical composers in this century.
   他被認(rèn)為是本世紀(jì)第一流的作曲家之一。
8. I prefer classical music to pop music.
   我喜歡古典音樂，不太喜歡流行音樂。

clas.si.cal

adj.（形容詞）
Abbr. class.
縮寫 class.
Of or relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, architecture, and literature.
古希臘羅馬的：古希臘和古羅馬的，或與其有關(guān)的，尤指其藝術(shù)、建筑和文學(xué)
Conforming to the artistic and literary models of ancient Greece and Rome.
古典的：符合古希臘和古羅馬藝術(shù)或文學(xué)模式的
Versed in the classics:
精通于古典文學(xué)的：
例句：
a classical scholar.
古典文學(xué)家

Of or relating to the most artistically developed stage of a civilization:
古典風(fēng)味的：一個(gè)文明中藝術(shù)發(fā)展成就最高的階段的：
例句：
Chinese classical poetry.
中國古典詩歌

Abbr. class.Music
縮寫 class.【音樂】
Of or relating to European music during the latter half of the 8th and the early 9th centuries:
歐洲音樂的：8世紀(jì)后半葉到9世紀(jì)早期之間歐洲音樂的：
例句：
a classical work by Mozart.
莫扎特的古典主義作品

Of or relating to music in the educated European tradition, such as symphony and opera, as opposed to popular or folk music.
高雅音樂的，古典音樂的：歐洲有教養(yǎng)的上層社會(huì)傳統(tǒng)的音樂的，如交響樂和歌劇，其對立于流行音樂或民間音樂
Of, relating to, or being a variety of a language that is epitomized by a prestigious body of literature.
規(guī)范的：屬于為語言權(quán)威團(tuán)體視為標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的一種語言的多方面的

Standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental:
正規(guī)的，權(quán)威的：標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的或權(quán)威性的而不是新的或?qū)嶒?yàn)性的：
例句：
classical methods of navigation.
航行的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)方式

Well-known; classic:
著名的；永久的：
例句：
the classical argument between free trade and protectionism.
自由貿(mào)易和保護(hù)主義之間永久的爭論

Of or relating to nonrelativistic or nonquantum physics:
非量子物理的，經(jīng)典的：不屬于相對論物理和量子論物理的：
例句：
classical mechanics.
非量子機(jī)械學(xué)

Relating to or consisting of studies in the humanities and general sciences:
文科的，人文科學(xué)的：關(guān)于或包括對人文科學(xué)和普通科學(xué)的學(xué)習(xí)的：
例句：
a classical curriculum.
文科課程

【引伸】
clas.sical.ity
clas.sically
adv.（副詞）