大学英语词汇短语释义解析及例句 ancient
释义：
ancient adj. 古代的，远古的；古老的，年代久远的；老的，老掉牙的
n. （尤指埃及、希腊和罗马的）古代人；<古>老头
[ 复数 ancients 比较级 more ancient 最高级 most ancient ]
例句：
Lettuce was grown by the ancient Romans.
莴苣是由古罗马人种植的。
Tai Chi is an ancient form of self-defence.
太极拳是一种古老的自卫手段。
The town is notable for its ancient harbour.
这座小镇因其古老的港口而出名。
Ludo is a version of an ancient Indian racing game.
“鲁多游戏”是一种古代印度竞赛游戏的变体。
The temple is one of the glories of ancient Greece.
这座庙宇是古希腊的一大骄傲。
Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea.
在死海边的洞穴里发现了古代的卷轴。
Did democracy have its beginnings in ancient Greece?
民主制度创始于古希腊吗？
The Order of the Garter is an ancient order of chivalry.
嘉德勋位是古老的骑士勋位。
Each one of these ancient towns is hauntingly beautiful.
这些古镇每一座都是那样令人难忘得美丽。
The castle stands on the site of an ancient battlefield.
那座城堡坐落在一片古战场上。
His poems are sprinkled with quotations from ancient Greek.
他的诗歌不时穿插有古希腊引文。
This is the most ancient, and holiest of the Shinto rituals.
这是最古老、最神圣的神道教仪式。
The guide conducted us around the ruins of the ancient city.
导游引导我们游览了古城遗迹。
These ancient ceremonies propitiate the spirits of the waters.
这些古老的仪式平息水中神灵的怒气。
Ancient historians wrote of a lost continent beneath the ocean.
古代史学家写过有关一个沉没海底大陆的事迹。
The Tel, an artificial mountain, entombs Jericho's ancient past.
人造的泰勒山埋藏着赫里科古老的过去。
The mathematics of ancient Egypt were based on a decimal system.
古埃及数学以十进制为基础。
The pattern of the ancient fields is clearly visible from a height.
古战场的布局从高处清晰可见。
These ancient woodlands are under threat from new road developments.
新道路开发可能对这些古老的林地造成破坏。
They believed ancient Greece and Rome were vital sources of learning.
他们认为古希腊和古罗马是至关重要的知识来源。
In Ancient Arabia, a chorus of women would ululate on the battlefield.
在古阿拉伯半岛，妇女合唱队会在战场上嚎叫。
He was one of the world's foremost scholars of ancient Indian culture.
他是世界上最优秀的古印度文化学者之一。
She has tried to superimpose her own attitudes onto this ancient story.
她想把自己的看法加入这个古老的故事里。
The pageant promises to be a curious mixture of the ancient and modern.
这次旅行可望是一次古典与现代风格的不寻常的组合。
