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archaic
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archaically
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- archaic
[ɒː'keɪɪk]
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adjective
过时的
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- archaic
[ɑr'keɪk]
[ɑː'keɪɪk]
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adjective
古的,古代的,古时的
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2.
adjective
陈旧的,过时的,老式的
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3.
adjective
古体的,(除在诗词、宗教仪式等特殊用途外)已不通用的
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Thou is an archaic form of you.
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thou是you古体形式。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- archaic
[ɒː'keɪɪk]
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adj
belonging to or characteristic of a much earlier period; ancient
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out of date; antiquated
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an archaic prison system
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(of idiom, vocabulary, etc) characteristic of an earlier period of a language and not in ordinary use
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[Etymology]
C19: from French archaïque, from Greek arkhaïkos, from arkhaios ancient, from arkhe beginning, from arkhein to begin
Examples
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We had to analyze archaic poems during class.
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我们要在课堂上分析古代诗歌。
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I know that many teachers of the present day think that learning by rote is archaic.
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我知道,当前的许多老师认为死记硬背过时了。
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"Agone" is an archaic word for "ago".
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“agone”是“ago”的古英语形式。
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Socialism extinguished these archaic customs.
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社会主义使这些古老的风俗灭绝了。
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"Corrupt" is archaic.
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“Corrupt”是一个古老的词。
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"Corporate" is an archaic term.
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“Corporate”是个很古老的词。
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"Slumbery" is archaic.
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“Slumbery”这个字现在已经不用了。
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