age-old

英 [ˌeɪdʒ ˈəʊld]

美 [ˌeɪdʒ ˈoʊld]

adj.  古老的; 已存在很久的

Collins.1

牛津词典

adj.

• 古老的；已存在很久的
  having existed for a very long time
  1. an age-old custom/problem
     古老的风俗；由来已久的问题

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （故事、传统或问题）古老的，已存在很久的
  Anage-oldstory, tradition, or problem has existed for many generations or centuries.
  1. This age-old struggle for control had led to untold bloody wars.
     这场由来已久的对控制权的争夺已经引发了无数流血的战争。

英英释义

adj

• belonging to or lasting from times long ago
  1. age-old customs
  2. the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness
  Synonym:antique

双语例句

• One age-old technique for doing this is to insert code that simply prints these strings and values.
  完成此操作的一项古老技术是插入可以打印这些字符串和值的代码。
• This age-old struggle for control had led to untold bloody wars.
  这场由来已久的对控制权的争夺已经引发了无数流血的战争。
• Ownership is an age-old notion.
  所有权是一个由来已久的概念。
• Wagner's opera makes this age-old legend more perfect and more enchanting.
  瓦格纳的歌剧使这个古老的传说愈加完美，也愈加迷人。
• This is a relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged marriage.
  这是在古老的包办婚姻习俗方面一个比较时新的转变。
• You just have to apply some age-old techniques of persuasion.
  你要做的只是稍微应用一下那些老生常谈的说服技巧就行。
• Their lives have close relationship with local trees, so age-old and profound forestry culture comes into being.
  他们的生存和这里生长的林木有着密切的关系，因此也孕育、产生了悠久、深厚的林业文化。
• The age-old stigma associated with the disease remains an obstacle to self-reporting and early treatment.
  自古以来与该病相联系的污名仍然是自报和早期治疗的一个障碍。
• This is an age-old approach, recommended by many country grandmothers.
  这是一种古老的方法，由许多乡村老奶奶推荐。
• The conflict was rooted in age-old prejudices.
  冲突的根源来自由来已久的偏见。