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an.cient5eIn7tF[ntadjof or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time, or (infml) very old古代的，古旧的，老的ancient civilizations / rights / laws / rivalries古代文明/自古有之的权利/古代法律/世代的宿怨ancient monuments / ruins / woodlands古碑/古代遗迹/古老的林地I've just finished reading a book on the ancient kingdoms of Mexico.我刚读完一本关于墨西哥古代诸王国的书。People have lived in this valley since ancient times.自古以来，人们就居住在这个山谷。History, ancient and modern, has taught these people an intense distrust of their neighbours.古今历史教会了这些人对其邻邦存有很大的戒心。Ancient is sometimes used to refer to the period in European history from the earliest known societies to the end of the Roman empire.上古the ancient Eyptians / Greeks / Romans上古时期的埃及人/希腊人/罗马人The ancient Britons inhabited these parts of England before the Roman invasion.在罗马人入侵之前，古不列颠人居住在英格兰的这些地区。The museum has a large collection of sculptures dating from the ancient world.这个博物馆收藏有大量早自上古时代起的雕塑作品。(fig. infml) "Did you know Andy has a new job?""Yeah, that's ancient history (=that is so well known that it is not interesting)."“你知道安迪找到一份新工作了吗?”“知道，那已经不是什么新鲜事啦。”(infml) You'd never think he was a wealthy man--he drives around in a really ancient car.你怎么也想不到他从前是个富人----他现在开的那辆车实在是老掉牙了。
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