remote antiquity; ancient times
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
remote antiquity; distant ancient times; prehistoric age
literaryUsed to refer to periods long before recorded history or the very beginning of civilization. Often appears in literary, historical, or scientific contexts.
Nǚ女
wā娲
bǔ补
tiān天
shì是
cóng从
yuǎn远
gǔ古
liú流
chuán传
xià下
lái来
de的
shén神
huà话
。
The myth of Nüwa mending the sky has been passed down from remote antiquity.
Yuǎn远
gǔ古
shí时
dài代
，
kǒng恐
lóng龙
tǒng统
zhì治
zhe着
dì地
qiú球
。
In prehistoric times, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
fā发
xiàn现
le了
yuǎn远
gǔ古
rén人
lèi类
de的
huà化
shí石
。
Archaeologists discovered fossils of ancient humans.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xí习
sú俗
kě可
yǐ以
zhuī追
sù溯
dào到
yuǎn远
gǔ古
shí时
qī期
。
This custom can be traced back to ancient times.