archaic
adjective /ɑːˈkeɪɪk/
/ɑːrˈkeɪɪk/
- old and no longer used
古体的；已不通用的 - ‘Thou art’ is an archaic form of ‘you are’.
thou art 是 you are 的古体。
- ‘Thou art’ is an archaic form of ‘you are’.
- very old-fashioned
早已过时的；陈旧的 - The system is archaic and unfair and needs changing.
这个制度早已过时而且不公平，需要改变。
- The system is archaic and unfair and needs changing.
- from a much earlier or ancient period of history
古代的；早期的 - archaic art
古代艺术
- archaic art
词源mid 19th cent.: from French archaïque, from Greek arkhaikos, from arkhaios, from arkhē ‘beginning’.