ancient history
US /ˈeɪn.ʃənt ˈhɪs.t̬ɚ.i/
UK /ˈeɪn.ʃənt ˈhɪs.tər.i/
名词
古代史
the history of the world from the beginning of civilization to the fall of the Roman Empire
示例:
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She is a professor of ancient history at the university.
她是这所大学的古代史教授。
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The museum has a vast collection of artifacts from ancient history.
这家博物馆收藏了大量古代史文物。
成语
陈年往事, 过去的事
something that happened a long time ago and is no longer important or relevant
示例:
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Their argument from last year is ancient history now.
他们去年的争吵现在已经是陈年往事了。
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We used to date, but that's ancient history.
我们以前约会过，但那已经是过去的事了。