ancient
US /ˈeɪntʃənt/
adjective Core · B1 Du lịch & lưu trú
Definition
belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Tourists love visiting the ancient temples in the old city.
Word Family
NounNoun
ancient gốc
ancientness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
ancient gốc
AdverbAdv
anciently
Synonyms
- antiquean elderly man
- historicbelonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
- agedpeople who are old collectively
Collocations
- Easy ancient ruinsdescribing ancient ruins (a very old person)
- Medium ancient history coursedescribing ancient history course (a very old person)
- Hard preserve ancient cultural heritageto preserve ancient cultural heritage, meaning to keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
- Very Hard ancient customary maritime lawdescribing ancient customary maritime law (a very old person)
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