ancient

US [ˈeɪnʃənt]
UK [ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nt]
  • n.旗手；古(代的)人；古文明国的国民
  • adj.古来的；已往的；〈古〉年老的
  • Web古人；古代人；先祖
Plural Form：ancients  

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n.
1.
〈古〉旗;旗手
2.
古(代的)人
3.
古文明国的国民;(希腊,罗马时代的)古典作家[艺术家]
4.
〈古〉高龄老人,老者
1.
〈古〉旗;旗手
2.
古(代的)人
3.
古文明国的国民;(希腊,罗马时代的)古典作家[艺术家]
4.
〈古〉高龄老人,老者
adj.
1.
古来的,古老的,旧式的
2.
已往的,古代的
3.
〈古〉年老的

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AllAll,旗手旗手,古人古人,古文明国的国民古文明国的国民,古来的古来的,已往的已往的,〈古〉年老的〈古〉年老的,古代人古代人,先祖先祖
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From this one can see how much more virtuous and filial the ancients were. We should quickly return to the virtuous ways of old.
可见古人的性情，确是比较淳厚，我们怎能不快快恢复固有道德呢？
kě jiàn gǔ rén de xìng qíng , què shì bǐ jiào chún hòu , wǒ men zěn néng bú kuài kuài huī fù gù yǒu dào dé ne ?
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The ancients said the best state for a person is to be content with poverty and caring only for the principles.
古人说，一个人安贫乐道就是最佳的状态。幸福从哪里来？
gǔ rén shuō , yī gè rén ān pín lè dào jiù shì zuì jiā de zhuàng tài 。 xìng fú cóng nǎ lǐ lái ?
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3.
However, the ancients noted that some stars "wandered" across the sky, popping up in different constellations over time.
然而，古人说一些星星在天空中“游荡”，随着时间的推移从不同的星座弹出。
rán ér , gǔ rén shuō yì xiē xīng xīng zài tiān kōng zhōng " yóu dàng " , suí zhe shí jiān de tuī yí cóng bù tóng de xīng zuò tán chū 。
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4.
the ancients, he thought, had their heads in the gutter when it came to what was in their heads.
古人们观察他们的大脑时，脑子掉沟里了，他想。
gǔ rén men guān chá tā men de dà nǎo shí , nǎo zi diào gōu lǐ le , tā xiǎng 。
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5.
Copying the ancients, ink pen with him to learn, to understand the idea of his pains.
临摹古人，要学他用笔用墨，懂得他苦心构思。
lín mó gǔ rén , yào xué tā yòng bǐ yòng mò , dǒng de tā kǔ xīn gòu sī 。
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Chinese ancients with nine for the sun count, the beginning of September nine, two suns are mutually heavy, past call "heavy sun" .
中国古人以九为阳数，九月初九，两阳相重，故叫“重阳”。
zhōng guó gǔ rén yǐ jiǔ wèi yáng shù , jiǔ yuè chū jiǔ , liǎng yáng xiāng zhòng , gù jiào " chóng yáng " 。
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As the ancients thought that the heart was in the middle of the chest, it has also been extended to mean "center" or "core" .
古人认为，心脏的位置是在胸部中央，于是它便有了“中间”、“核心”的含义。
gǔ rén rèn wéi , xīn zàng de wèi zhì shì zài xiōng bù zhōng yāng , yú shì tā biàn yǒu liǎo " zhōng jiān " 、 " hé xīn " de hán yì 。
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Natla: It holds far more that. All the knowledge of the Ancients ; things none of you could even comprehend.
纳特拉：岂止是历史而已。所有远古的信息。那可不是你能理解得来的。
nà tè lā : qǐ zhǐ shì lì shǐ ér yǐ 。 suǒ yǒu yuǎn gǔ de xìn xī 。 nà kě bú shì nǐ néng lǐ jiě dé lái de 。
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And Jonathan came back, and called together the ancients of the people, and he took a resolution with them to build fortresses in Judea.
约纳堂回来之后，召集民间长老，与他们议决，要在犹太修建一些堡垒。
yuē nà táng huí lái zhī hòu , zhào jí mín jiān zhǎng lǎo , yǔ tā men yì jué , yào zài yóu tài xiū jiàn yì xiē bǎo lěi 。
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The ancients said: the sound of flowing water can support ears, green grass can be Yangxin Wo.
古人云：流水之声可以养耳，青禾绿草可以养心。
gǔ rén yún : liú shuǐ zhī shēng kě yǐ yǎng ěr , qīng hé lǜ cǎo kě yǐ yǎng xīn 。
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