Word · Frequency #10219
archaic
古老的；过时的；古体的
核心释义
very old, outdated, belonging to an earlier time.
- 1.
古老的或具有古老特征的；过时的、古怪的、陈旧的。
Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
- 2.
极其古老,仿佛属于更早时期
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
- 3.
不再常用,但偶尔用于表现古老感,受过良好教育的人仍可能理解,并在历史文本中出现。
No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity and still likely to be understood by well-educated speakers and are found in historical texts.
- 4.
很少演化或具有早期祖先类型的特征
little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
- 5.
属于古代时期的。
Belonging to the archaic period.
古老的或具有古老特征的；过时的、古怪的、陈旧的。；极其古老,仿佛属于更早时期；不再常用,但偶尔用于表现古老感,受过良好教育的人仍可能理解,并在历史文本中出现。；很少演化或具有早期祖先类型的特征；属于古代时期的。
用法In use
The company's dress code is archaic and needs to be updated.
用法提示：archaic在此作表语，表示“过时的”。
He used an archaic form of address that surprised everyone.
用法提示：archaic作定语，修饰form，表示“古体的”。
Some of the laws on the books are archaic and rarely enforced.
用法提示：archaic作表语，表示“古老的，过时的”。
archaic laws
archaic forms of life
archaic + noun
常用于修饰表达、词汇、法律文本等。
This is an archaic word that nobody uses anymore.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- archaic language
- 古语
- The text uses archaic language that is difficult for modern readers to understand.这篇课文使用了古语，现代读者很难理解。
- archaic word
- 古词
- Many archaic words have fallen out of use.许多古词已经不再使用。
- archaic law
- 过时的法律
- The archaic law was repealed after decades of criticism.这条过时的法律在几十年的批评后被废除了。
- archaic custom
- 古老的习俗
- Some archaic customs are still practiced in remote villages.一些古老的习俗仍在偏远村庄中保留。
- archaic system
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一个古老的拱门（arch），加上后缀-aic表示“...的”，合起来就是“archaic”古老的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学、历史、语言学 通常用于正式文体或文学描述，表示极其古老或过时。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于形容语言、风格或制度，虽不含贬义但指代过于陈旧。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words prosaic and mosaic rhyme with archaic (ending in /eɪɪk/). Arabic shares the -aic spelling but has a different pronunciation (/ˈær.ə.bɪk/). Words like graphic, traffic, and diplomatic end in -ic (/ɪk/) but are often confused due to similar spelling.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.