a.  古代的 ≠ modern

a.  古老的，年代久远的 ≠ new

a.  老的，老掉牙的〔幽默用法〕

• ancient history  古代史；很久以前的事，陈年往事〔指很久以前发生、现在已不重要的事〕

• the ancient civilizations 古代文明

• ancient monuments  古迹

• the ancients  古人

• The wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers is timeless, says Soupios.

  古希腊

• I think that things have become very gloomy these days, lots of misunderstanding, misleading cues, a lot of what the ancients would have called sophistry (诡辩).

  古人称之为

• The nice thing about ancient philosophy as offered by the Greeks is that they tended to see life clear and whole, in a way that we tend not to see life today. 古哲学

• There's an ancient legend that as long as these eggs are made, evil will not prevail in the world. 古老的传说

• The passing cruise ships will undermine the foundations of the ancient buildings in Venice. 古建筑

• Now scientists are bringing this ancient wisdom up-to-date. 古老的智慧

• It’s all ancient history and I’m not upset any more. 这都是陈年往事了，我不再生气了。

• He's ancient—he must be at least fifty!

  他老得很了——肯定至少有五十岁！

BrE /ˈeɪnʃənt/

NAmE /ˈeɪnʃənt/