archaic
🇬🇧 UK/ɑ:'keiik/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLC2
Definitions
adj.
Very old or old-fashioned; (of a word or phrase) no longer in common use but still occasionally encountered
古老的,过时的;(语言)古体的,已废弃的
n.
A prehistoric period between the earliest human presence and more recent prehistoric periods in the Western Hemisphere
(美洲史前)古代时期
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.archaic term古老的术语
Example Sentences
- 1.
The language in that poem is so archaic that modern readers find it difficult to understand.
- 2.
She still uses archaic customs that are no longer practiced by anyone else.