classic
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
英 /ˈklæsɪk/|/ˈklasɪk/
美 /ˈklæsɪk/
英文释义
名词 n.
- A perfect and/or early example of a particular style.
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An artistic work of lasting worth, such as a film or song; a work of enduring excellence.
— JAMES CARTER: The man's destroying a classic!
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The author of such a work.
— It was the first work to which he had put his name; and it at once raised him to the rank of a legitimate English classic.
- A major, long-standing sporting event.
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A major, long-standing sporting event.; Any of the British Classic Races, five long-standing Group 1 horse races run during the traditional flat racing season.
— The goal of the top horses was to win a Classic (or preferably three, thus claiming the Triple Crown) or the Ascot Gold Cup, […]
- One learned in the literature of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome; a student of classical literature.
形容词 adj.
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Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
— During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…]
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Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class or category; typical; archetypical; epitomic.
— He has a classic case of narcissism.
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Exhibiting timeless quality and excellence.
— "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a 1960 classic book by Harper Lee.
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Characteristic of or from the past; old; retro; vintage.
— watching classic movies as a hobby
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Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.
— 1819, Felicia Hemans, The Widow of Crescentius Though throned midst Latium's classic plains.
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Traditional; original.
— Users who dislike the new visual layout can return to classic mode.
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Extremely, and usually comically, apropos.
— It was classic - the way she slipped on a banana peel while she was telling us all to be careful!
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
From French classique, from Latin classic(us) (“relating to the classes of Roman citizenry, especially the highest”), from classis. By surface analysis, class + -ic. Piecewise doublet of classy.
词源 2
From French classique, from Latin classic(us) (“relating to the classes of Roman citizenry, especially the highest”), from classis. By surface analysis, class + -ic. Piecewise doublet of classy.
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