"ancients" in Chinese (Traditional)
古人古代人
Definition
“Ancients” 指很久以前生活的人,特別是歷史或史前時期的人們。通常指遠古時期著名的文明。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多用於正式、歷史或學術語境,常見於討論古希臘、羅馬、埃及等文明。並非指特定祖先,而是整個古代民族或文明。單數作名詞很少見。
Examples
The ancients built amazing structures from stone.
**古人**用石頭建造了驚人的建築。
We can learn a lot from the ancients about medicine.
我們可以從**古人**那裡學到很多關於醫學的知識。
The stories of the ancients are still told today.
**古人**的故事至今仍流傳。
Historians often try to understand how the ancients viewed the world.
歷史學家經常試圖理解**古人**如何看待世界。
Some traditions from the ancients are still part of our lives.
有些**古人**的傳統至今仍然存在於我們的生活中。
People sometimes imagine that the ancients had secret knowledge we've lost.
人們有時會想像**古人**擁有我們已失去的祕密知識。