archaic

英 [ɑːˈkeɪɪk]

美 [ɑːrˈkeɪɪk]

adj.  古体的; 已不通用的; 早已过时的; 陈旧的; 古代的; 早期的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 古体的；已不通用的
  old and no longer used
  1. ‘Thou art’ is an archaic form of ‘you are’.
     thou art是you are的古体。
• 早已过时的；陈旧的
  very old-fashioned
  1. The system is archaic and unfair and needs changing.
     这个制度早已过时而且不公平，需要改变。
• 古代的；早期的
  from a much earlier or ancient period of history
  1. archaic art
     古代艺术

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 古老的;过时的;陈旧的
  Archaicmeans extremely old or extremely old-fashioned.
  1. ...archaic laws that are very seldom used...
     已很少采用的过时法律
  2. Archaic practices such as these are usually put forward by people of limited outlook.
     视野狭隘的人通常会提出类似于这些的陈腐做法。
  3. ...archaic sculpture and porcelain.
     古老的雕塑和瓷器

英英释义

adj

• little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
  1. archaic forms of life
  2. primitive mammals
  3. the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe
  Synonym:primitive
• so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  1. a ramshackle antediluvian tenement
  2. antediluvian ideas
  3. archaic laws
  Synonym:antediluvianantiquated

双语例句

• Imitative of an archaic style or manner.
  对古老的风格或者样式的模仿。
• In a system that had become as archaic as it was ultimately cruel.
  在一个系统中，已成为过时的，因为归根结底，它是残酷的。
• The shops act is somewhat archaic in its approach.
  商店法在处理问题的方式上有点过时了。
• Profit: an archaic word no longer in use.
  利润（收益）：一个古老的词，很久没有听说了。
• ( archaic) like or relating to a prostitute.
  （古）象妓女或与妓女有关。
• Archaic practices such as these are usually put forward by people of limited outlook.
  视野狭隘的人通常会提出类似于这些的陈腐做法。
• Painted sculpture is one of the most archaic folk art in China.
  彩塑是中国最古老的民间艺术之一。
• My emotional type is archaic.
  我的这种感情类型已经陈旧过时了。
• Therefore, it is very important for us that the archaic town's conservation and planning research.
  因此，历史古镇的保护与规划研究在我国是十分重要和必要的。
• The same dispute exists with Homo erectus, Homo sapiens archaic and homo sapiens sapiens.
  存在同样的争议与直立人，智人古老和智人智人。