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- judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind一流的, 经典的：
a classic novel
一部经典小说
a classic car.
一辆一流轿车。
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- (of a garment or design) of a simple elegant style not greatly subject to changes in fashion（服装, 设计）简朴优雅经久流行的：
this classic navy blazer.
这种简朴优雅经久流行的藏青色男便式上装。
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- remarkably and instructively typical典型的：
I had all the classic symptoms of flu.
我有流行性感冒的所有典型症状。
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- a work of art of recognized and established value经典著作, 名著：
his books have become classics.
他的书已成为经典著作。
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- a garment of a simple, elegant, and long-lasting style简单优雅经久流行的服装。
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- a thing which is memorable and a very good example of its kind一流的经典事物：
he's hoping that tomorrow's game will be a classic.
他希望明天的比赛能成为一场精彩的经典之战。
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Classics
a subject at school or university which involves the study of ancient Greek and Latin literature, philosophy, and history（学校开设, 研究古希腊、拉丁文学, 哲学, 历史学的）古典学。
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- （一般作the classics）the works of ancient Greek and Latin writers and philosophers（古希腊、拉丁作家与哲学家的）古典著作。
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- dated a scholar of ancient Greek and Latin〈旧〉（研究古希腊语、拉丁语的）古典学者
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Classic
a major sports tournament or competition, especially in golf or tennis（尤指高尔夫、网球的）传统锦标赛; 传统竞赛。
USAGE
Note that classic means 'typical, excellent as an example, timeless,' as in John Ford directed many classic Westerns, and classical means 'relating to Greek or Roman antiquity' （the museum was built in the classical style）. Great art is considered classic, not classical, unless it is created in the forms of antiquity. Classical music is the exception to this rule, being formal music adhering to certain stylistic principles of the late 18th century.
词源
early 17th cent.: from French classique or Latin classicus 'belonging to a class or division', later 'of the highest class', from classis （see CLASS）.