an·cient
adjective/ˈeɪnʃənt/
/ˈeɪnʃənt/
- belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past
古代的 - Archaeologists are excavating the ruined temples of this ancient civilization.
考古学家正在挖掘这个古老文明的神庙遗址。 - ancient Greece/Egypt/Rome
古希腊；古埃及；古罗马 - the ancient city of Petra
佩特拉古城
- Archaeologists are excavating the ruined temples of this ancient civilization.
- very old; having existed for a very long time
古老的；很老的 - an ancient oak tree
古橡树 - ancient traditions/culture
古老的传统/文化 - the ancient Japanese art of origami
日本古代折纸艺术 - (humorous) He's ancient—he must be at least fifty!
他老得很了，肯定至少有五十岁！
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsa2- The man looked positively ancient.
那个男子看起来实在老得很。 - The area is still covered by huge ancient forests.
该地区依然覆盖着大片大片的原始森林。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- an ancient oak tree
- the ancientsnoun [plural] the people who lived in ancient times, especially the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans
（尤指古埃及、古希腊和古罗马的）古代人
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French ancien, based on Latin ante ‘before’.