| 单词 | archaic |
| 释义 | archaic (once / 2264 pages) adj If you use the adjective archaic you are referring to something outmoded, belonging to an earlier period. Rotary phones and cassette players already seem so archaic! The adjective archaic means something that belongs to an earlier or antiquated time. It can also mean something that is outdated but can still be found in the present and therefore could seem out of place. The word comes from archaic (i.e., ancient) Greek, archaikos, and literally means "from Classical Greek culture," though its meaning has broadened as it's been used in English. WORD FAMILYarchaic: archaically, archaicism, archaise, archaism, archaize+/archaicism: archaicisms/archaise: archaising/archaism: archaisms, archaistic/archaize: archaized, archaizing USAGE EXAMPLESIn another bout of this archaic ritual, Russia closing Moscow’s Anglo-American school and expelling a batch of Americans from Moscow. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) They are rooted in archaic chants, hymns, and chorales. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) I was too young to appreciate much of it, and struggled with the archaic language. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) 1adj so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period archaic laws Syn antediluvian, antiquated old of long duration; not new 2adj little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type archaic forms of life Syn primitive early being or occurring at an early stage of development |
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