英語習語諺語成語用法精粹 宗教神話類3-18 as old as the hills

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【字面理解】像山一樣老

【英文解析】very old; ancient

【中文解析】很老的古老的;陳舊不堪的

【典型例句】① Many of the customs and rituals of this tribe were as old as the hills they dwelt among.這個部落的 很多習俗和禮儀可追溯到很久遠的時代。

② These excuses are as old as the hills.這些借口 都老掉牙了。

【注釋】出自《圣經(jīng)?約伯記》第15章第7節(jié)你豈是頭 一個被生的人嗎?你受造在諸山之先嗎? ”(Are you the firstborn of the human race? Were you brought forth before the hills? Job 15:7)變體：(as) old as the world。