单词 | ancient |
例句 | ancient adjective 1.•in ancient times:of long ago, early, prehistoric, primeval, primordial, primitive | literary of yore | archaic foregone. ANT recent, contemporary. 2.•an ancient custom:old, very old, age-old, archaic, timeworn, time-honored, venerable. ANT recent, new, modern. 3.informal •I feel positively ancient:old, aged, elderly, antiquated, decrepit, antediluvian, in one's dotage | old-fashioned, out of date, outmoded, obsolete, passé, démodé | informal horse-and-buggy. ANT youthful, up to date.WORD LINKS the study of ancient history by examining objects dug up from the ground the study of ancient writing systemsWord Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.WORD TOOLKIT See |
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