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

• The analysis adds new twists to prevailing notions about archaic human history.
  这方面的分析给现在流行的关于古人类历史的说法添加了新的花样。
• Although this is good, it is become archaic or old.
  尽管这不错，但那已经过时了。
• The archaic images of God comprise sacralized violence in order to contain unclean and illegitimate violence;
  古老的上帝形象包含了神圣化的暴力，目的是为了遏止污秽的和不正当的暴力；
• As archaic Athens, the origin of Xia dynasty is one of the most pure and typical forms.
  同古雅典国家的起源一样，夏王国的起源也是国家起源的另一种最纯粹、最典型的形式。
• That's one of the big reasons subscription models are archaic and need to go away.
  这是一个大的原因是古老的，需要订购模式去。
• 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。
• The meaning of some archaic forms of writing is not always well understood today.
  有些古代文字的意义在今天并非都能理解清楚。
• There are modern buildings and archaic buildings in Beijing.
  在北京有许多现代的和古老的建筑。
• 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。
• Imitative of an archaic style or manner.
  对古老的风格或者样式的模仿。