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classic

/klas-ik/US // ˈklæs ɪk //UK // (ˈklæsɪk) //

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adj.形容词 adjective
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    Also classical .

    • : of the first or highest quality, class, or rank: a classic piece of work.
    • : serving as a standard, model, or guide: the classic method of teaching arithmetic.
    • : of or relating to Greek and Roman antiquity, especially with reference to literature and art.
    • : modeled upon or imitating the style or thought of ancient Greece and Rome: The 17th and 18th centuries were obsessed with classic ideals.
    • : of or adhering to an established set of artistic or scientific standards or methods: a classic example of mid-Victorian architecture.
    • : basic; fundamental: the classic rules of warfare.
    • : of enduring interest, quality, or style: a classic design; classic clothes.
    • : of literary or historical renown: the classic haunts of famous writers.
    • : traditional or typical: a classic comedy routine.
    • : definitive: the classic reference work on ornithology.
    • : of or relating to automobiles distinguished by elegant styling, outstanding engineering, and fine workmanship that were built between about 1925 and 1948.
n.名词 noun
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    • : an author or a literary work of the first rank, especially one of demonstrably enduring quality.
    • : an author or literary work of ancient Greece or Rome.
    • : classics, the literature and languages of ancient Greece and Rome.
    • : an artist or artistic production considered a standard.
    • : a work that is honored as definitive in its field: His handbook on mushrooms is a classic.
    • : something noteworthy of its kind and worth remembering: His reply was a classic.
    • : an article, as of clothing, unchanging in style: Her suit was a simple classic.
    • : a typical or traditional event, especially one that is considered to be highly prestigious or the most important of its kind: The World Series is the fall classic of baseball.
    • : Archaic. a classicist.

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Examples

  • Originally, the game had been scrapped because of the Summer Olympics, historically a time when the league does not play the midseason classic.

  • This year, the move to remote presidential conventions matches the loss of many classic American staples.

  • When it was first announced that this classic ’90s gem was coming to Netflix this month, it broke the internet and set “Moesha” trending.

  • It is the oldest long-distance trail in the United States and one of the classics for attempting a fastest known time.

  • And, in the wake of the film’s success, a revival of even more Nollywood classics is on the cards over the next 18 months.

  • In the classic skillset of piloting, mental acuity, and its coordination with hand and foot movements, is equally vital.

  • Monir is not interested in classic dances like tango or ballet.

  • Week after week, The Daily Beast features classic stories from the past that prove great writing is timeless.

  • And you though you knew everything about the Christmas classic.

  • A glossary of what all those strange phrases in classic Christmas songs really mean.

  • It is likely that in the classic days of Greece men began to make simple experiments of a chemical nature.

  • The elegance of his stature and the pensive melancholy of his classic features invested him with a peculiar power of fascination.

  • But these ripe and classic works will surpass everything we have heard since Glinka.

  • The tall, slender Spaniard, swarthy and of classic feature, looks about him with suppressed disdain.

  • There was, in classic times, a sacred character attached to all places set apart for the purposes of sepulture.