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  • Derivatives : adv  archaically
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

archaic [ɒː'keɪɪk]
  1. 1. adjective 过时

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

archaic [ɑr'keɪk] [ɑː'keɪɪk]
  1. 1. adjective 古的,古代的,古时
  2. 2. adjective 陈旧的,过时的老式
  3. 3. adjective 古体的,(除在诗词宗教仪式特殊用途外)已不通用的
    Thou is an archaic form of you.
    thou是you古体形式。

Collins English-English Dictionary

archaic [ɒː'keɪɪk]
  1. 1. adj belonging to or characteristic of a much earlier period; ancient
  2. 2. adj out of date; antiquated
    an archaic prison system
  3. 3. adj (of idiom, vocabulary, etc) characteristic of an earlier period of a language and not in ordinary use
  4. 4. adj [Etymology] C19: from French archaïque, from Greek arkhaïkos, from arkhaios ancient, from arkhe beginning, from arkhein to begin

Examples

We had to analyze archaic poems during class.
我们要在课堂上分析古代诗歌。
I know that many teachers of the present day think that learning by rote is archaic.
我知道,当前的许多老师认为死记硬背过时了。
"Agone" is an archaic word for "ago".
“agone”是“ago”的古英语形式。
Socialism extinguished these archaic customs.
社会主义使这些古老的风俗灭绝了。
"Corrupt" is archaic.
“Corrupt”是一个古老的词。
"Corporate" is an archaic term.
“Corporate”是个很古老的词。
"Slumbery" is archaic.
“Slumbery”这个字现在已经不用了。

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