ancient, old, antique

名詞 old:

1. past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')

形容詞 old:

1. (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
2. of long duration; not new
3. (used for emphasis) very familiar
4. just preceding something else in time or order
   同義詞：previous
5. of a very early stage in development
6. old in experience
   同義詞：older
7. belonging to some prior time
   同義詞：erstwhile, former, onetime, quondam, sometime
8. (used informally especially for emphasis)
   同義詞：honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, sure-enough

1. How old are you?
   你多大了？
2. Don't play old tricks!
   別玩老一套的把戲了！

old

adj.（形容詞）
old.er,old.est

Having lived or existed for a relatively long time; far advanced in years or life.
老的，年老的：已存活了或存在了一段相對較長時期的；在年紀(jì)或生命上年高的
Relatively advanced in age:
最年長的：在年齡上相對較長的：
例句：
Pamela is our oldest child.
帕米拉是我們最大的孩子

Made long ago; in existence for many years:
陳舊的，古老的：很多年前制做的；存在了許多年的：
例句：
an old book.
一本舊書

Of or relating to a long life or to people who have had long lives:
長壽的：有關(guān)長壽的或長壽者的：
例句：
a ripe old age.
高齡

Having or exhibiting the physical characteristics of age:
看起來年老的：表現(xiàn)出老年的生理特征或看來已老的：
例句：
a prematurely old face.
未老先衰的臉

Having or exhibiting the wisdom of age; mature:
成熟的：具有或表現(xiàn)出老年的明智的；成熟的：
例句：
a child who is old for his years.
就其年齡來說顯得成熟的孩子

Having lived or existed for a specified length of time:
…歲的：已生存了一定時間長度了的：
例句：
She was 2 years old.
她十二歲了

Belonging to a remote or former period in history; ancient:
古老的，古代的：屬于遙遠(yuǎn)的，以前歷史時期的：
例句：
old fossils.
古代的化石

Belonging to or being of an earlier time:
從前的：屬于或存在于較早的一段時期的：
例句：
her old classmates.
她的舊時的同學(xué)

Often Old Abbr. O,o.Being the earlier or earliest of two or more related objects, stages, versions, or periods.
常作 Old 縮寫 O,o.較早的：兩個或更多個相關(guān)事物、階段、版本或階段中較早的或最早的一個的
Geology
【地質(zhì)學(xué)】
Having become slower in flow and less vigorous in action. Used of a river.
緩滯的：流速上變緩的，不那么湍急的。用于形容河流
Having become simpler in form and of lower relief. Used of a landform.
地形起伏緩和的：較為簡單的、起伏較平的。用于形容地形
Exhibiting the effects of time or long use; worn:
陳舊的：表現(xiàn)出時間或用了很久的影響的；破舊的：
例句：
an old coat.
一件破舊的外衣

Known through long acquaintance; long familiar:
熟悉的：認(rèn)識較久的：
例句：
an old friend.
一個老朋友

Skilled or able through long experience; practiced.
老練的：通過長期的經(jīng)驗而有技術(shù)或有能力的；有經(jīng)驗的
Often ol` [ôl]
常作 ol` [ôl]
Used as an intensive:
用做強調(diào)詞：
例句：
Come back any old time. Don`t give me any ol` excuse.
按照原定時間回來。別又跟我提那個借口

Used to express affection or familiarity:
用于表達(dá)親昵或熟悉：
例句：
Good ol` Sam.
老山姆

n.（名詞）
An individual of a specified age:
一個…歲的人：
例句：
a five-year-old.See Usage Note at elder
一個五歲的孩子參見 elder

Old people considered as a group. Used withthe :
老人的總稱，與the 連用：
例句：
caring for the old.
照顧老人們

Former times; yore:
往昔；舊時：
例句：
in days of old.
往日

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English eald * see al- 2
源自 古英語 eald *參見 al- 2

【引伸】
old.ness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>old,ancient,archaic,antediluvian,obsolete,antique,antiquatedThese adjectives describe what belongs to or dates from an earlier time or period.
這些形容詞用來描繪那些屬于或可追溯到一較早時間或較早時期的東西。
Old is the most general term:
Old 是最一般性的描述詞：
例句：
old lace;
破舊的鞋帶；

例句：
an old saying;
古老的諺語；

例句：
old colleagues;
老同事；

例句：
an old Dutch painting.
一幅古代荷蘭油畫。

Ancient pertains to the distant past:
Ancient 專指遙遠(yuǎn)的過去：
例句：
.the hills,/Rock-ribbed, and ancient as the sun. (William Cullen Bryant).
.山巖隱現(xiàn)的丘陵/如太陽一樣古老. （威廉·卡倫·布賴恩特）。

Archaic implies a very remote, often primitive period:
Archaic 暗示遙遠(yuǎn)且原始的時期：
例句：
an archaic Greek bronze of the seventh centuryb.c.
公元前 7世紀(jì)古希臘的青銅器。

例句：
He was convicted under an archaic statute that had never been repealed.
他被一個過時且未被取消的法令定罪。

Antediluvian applies to what is so old and outdated that it seems to belong to the period preceding the biblical Flood:
Antediluvian 用于指某物是如此的過時以至于它看來像是屬于圣經(jīng)所載的洪水時代以前的：
例句：
lived in a ramshackle, antediluvian tenement;
住在一間搖搖欲墜，太過于陳舊的廉價公寓里；

例句：
.a branch of one of your antediluvian families. (William Congreve).
.你們那些快老掉牙的家族中的一支. （威廉·康格里夫）。

Obsolete indicates the fact of having fallen into disuse:
Obsolete 指已不再使用的事實：
例句：
an obsolete custom;
過時的習(xí)慣；

例句：
obsolete methods of research.
已過時的研究方法。

例句：
.Either man is obsolete or war is. (R. Buckminster Fuller).
.不是人類過時了就是戰(zhàn)爭被廢棄了. (R·巴克敏斯特·富勒）。

Antique is applied both to what is very old and to what is especially appreciated or valued because of its age:
Antique 不僅可指已十分古老的東西，還可指因其年代久遠(yuǎn)而有價值的東西：
例句：
.in hat of antique shape. (Matthew Arnold).
.戴著古董式的帽子. （馬修·阿諾德）。

例句：
She collects antique French furniture and porcelains.
她搜集舊式的法國家具和瓷器。

Antiquated describes what is out of date, no longer fashionable, or discredited:
Antiquated 用于描繪過時的，不再時髦的或不再使人相信的事物：
例句：
.No idea is so antiquated that it was not once modern.No idea is so modern that it will not someday be antiquated. (Ellen Glasgow).See also Synonyms at elderly
.這種想法太過時了，不可能再流行了。這種想法非常時新，將來怎么都不會過時的. （埃蓮·格拉斯哥）參見同義詞 elderly