英语词汇“classic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

of recognized value or merit; serving as a standard of excellence

classic recordings

both traditional and enduring

a classic heritage

characterized by simply and elegantlye tailored so as to and elegant lines that remain in fashion year after year

a classic suit

being an archetypal example of some particular thing or occurrence

authoritative, definitive

being an example that shows clearly the characteristics of some group of things or occurrences; archetypal

a classic case of first-night nerves

= classical (1)

[French classique from Latin classicus of the highest class of Roman citizens, of the first rank, from classis: see class¹]

classic or classical? These two adjectives are not usually interchangeable in modern English. If sSomething is described as classic, it usually either sets a standard of excellence (a classic recording) or perfectly illustrates a particular phenomenon (a classic case of mistaken identity). Classical generally refers to the world of ancient Greece and Rome (classical antiquity), to serious music (classical composers such as Beethoven and Mozart) or and to long-standing or formerly authoritative forms when contrasted with modern ones (classical mechanics as opposed to quantum mechanics). The distinction was considerably less clear-cut, however, in former times

a work of lasting excellence, or the author of one

an authoritative or definitive work

(in pl)

(the classics) literary works of ancient Greece or Rome

(often Classics) Greek and Latin literature, history, and philosophy considered as an academic subject

a classic example; an archetype

an important long-established sporting event

in Britain, any of five flat races for horses, the Derby, the Oaks, the St Leger, the One Thousand Guineas, and the Two Thousand Guineas

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