被奉為典範的古典傳統
這一組直接扣住核心：被時間篩選、被尊為正宗的那一脈——從古代源頭，一路推廣到任何走傳統老路的風格與音樂。
ancient Greek or Roman · adjective · C2
Relating to the language, stories, and life of ancient Greece and Rome.
古希臘羅馬的
核心畫面
You can picture the things generations have agreed are 'first class' — the temples, statues and writings of ancient Greece and Rome that later ages kept holding up as the model to copy. Classical carries that feel of 'tested by time, honoured as the proper original'.
可以想成…一代代人公認為『第一流』、值得拿來當標準的東西——像古希臘羅馬留下的神殿、雕像、文章，被後世反覆當成典範來…更多收起
可以想成…一代代人公認為『第一流』、值得拿來當標準的東西——像古希臘羅馬留下的神殿、雕像、文章，被後世反覆當成典範來學。classical 的味道就是這種『歷經時間、被尊為正宗範本』的感覺。From the word’s history
From Latin classicus 'belonging to the highest class of Roman citizens', hence 'first-class, of the top rank'; English took it up in the 1600s for the model authors of antiquity.
源自拉丁文 classicus，原指『屬於羅馬最高階層公民的』，引申為『頭等的、第一流的』；十七世紀英文用它來指古希臘羅馬那批被當成典範的作者，於是有了『古典』的意思。
Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com/word/classical); Latin classicus 'of the highest class'
Two branches
最標準的一個例子
classicus『第一流／標準』的另一條引申：不談古代，而是指某類事物裡最標準、最能當範本的那一個。
typical example · adjective · C2
Being a very typical or clear example of a particular thing or situation.
典型的
原始詞典資料11 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
classicaladj/ˈklæs.ɪ.k(ə)l/
- 1
Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
- ... Mr. Greaves, who may be juſtly reckoned a Claſſical Author on this Subject.
- 2
Of or pertaining to established principles in a discipline.
- Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get; what you get is classical alpha-taxonomy which is, very largely and for sound reasons, in disrepute today.
- 3
entertainmentlifestylemusicDescribing Western music and musicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- 4
informalentertainmentlifestylemusicDescribing art music (rather than pop, jazz, blues, etc), especially when played using instruments of the orchestra.
- 5
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.
- He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the undergraduates of his college.
- 6
Knowledgeable or skilled in the classics; versed in the classics.
- a classical scholar
- But she’s not just classy; she’s classical: so deeply versed in tap tradition and technique that she has the whole of it at her command and never has to worry.
- 7
Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined
- classical dance
- 1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume 1, page 151. Classical, provincial, and national synods.
- 8
natural-sciencesphysical-sciencesphysicsPertaining to models of physical laws that do not take quantum or relativistic effects into account; Newtonian or Maxwellian.
classicalnoun/ˈklæs.ɪ.k(ə)l/
- 1
One that is classical in some way; for example, a classical economist.
- Similarly, the new classicals never claimed to be Austrians, nor did they ever make the attempt to meet Austrian objections. Therefore, we cannot fault them for not using this methodology. Nevertheless, new classicals constantly preach […]
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資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。