old

音標[әuld]　

中文翻譯：

n. 以前, 往昔
a. 老的, 舊的, 古老的, 年長的, 老練的
相關詞組:
be old enough to know better
for old sake's sake
from of old
of old
as of old
old and young
as old as the hills

詞意辨析：

ancient, old, antique

這些形容詞均含“古代的，古老的”之意。
ancient: 指很久以前發生或存在的事物。用於描述歷史時，指遠古時代。
old: 指長期以來一直存在著的事物，與times連用指古代，與days連用時指從前或舊社會。
antique: 指已經很古老或頗有古風的事物，一般都具有較高價值。old

詞型變化：

名詞:oldness 形容詞比較級:older 最高級:oldest 　

英文解釋：

名詞 old:

past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')

形容詞 old:

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
of long duration; not new
(used for emphasis) very familiar
just preceding something else in time or order
同義詞：previous
of a very early stage in development
old in experience
同義詞：older
belonging to some prior time
同義詞：erstwhile, former, onetime, quondam, sometime
(used informally especially for emphasis)
同義詞：honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, sure-enough

英文字典

例句：

How old are you?
你多大了？
Don't play old tricks!
別玩老一套的把戲了！

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