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anciently

/eyn-shuhnt-lee/US // ˈeɪn ʃənt li //UK // (ˈeɪnʃəntlɪ) //

古代,古时,古时候,在古代

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adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in ancient times; of old.

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Examples

  • Anciently, indeed, what had been lavishly given was not seldom violently taken away.

  • On the other hand it is asserted that only the priests were anciently distinguished in Egypt by this custom.

  • The answer suggested is that there were anciently seven strings, and that Terpander left out the Trit and added the Nt.

  • The city was anciently built about the Athenæum, which is now beyond the city, at the (fountain) Hypelæus.

  • Anciently the Magnetes were utterly extirpated by Treres, a Cimmerian tribe, who for a long period made successful inroads.