classical
adjective
uk/ˈklæs.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈklæs.ɪ.kəl/classicaladjective(ART, MUSIC ETC)
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traditionalinstyleorform, orbasedonmethodsdevelopedover alongperiodoftime, andconsideredto be oflastingvalue:
Does shestudyclassicalballetormodernballet?她学的是古典芭蕾还是现代芭蕾?
Itendtolistentopopmusicratherthan classical.
He is one ofourgreatestclassicalactors.他是最伟大的古典派演员之一。
See also
classical music
used todescribesomething that isattractivebecause it has asimple,traditionalstyle:
(式样)简洁典雅的Ilovethe classicallinesof hisdressdesigns.我喜欢他服装设计中简洁典雅的线条。
musicspecialized
used to refer to astyleofmusicwritten inEuropebetween about 1750 and 1830:
欧洲古典音乐的(1750年到1830年间在欧洲创作的)Theworksof Haydn and Mozartbelongto the classicalperiod.海登跟莫扎特的作品均创作于欧洲古典音乐时期。
Custom, tradition & conformity
- Americanization
 - anti-classical
 - anti-conventional
 - anti-institutional
 - anti-traditional
 - custom
 - demi-monde
 - desi
 - endogamy
 - exogamy
 - multiculturalism
 - non-classical
 - non-conservative
 - non-traditional
 - nonconformist
 - unconventional
 - unconventionally
 - undoctrinaire
 - unorthodox
 - zeitgeist
 
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Types of music
Attractive
classicaladjective(ANCIENT CULTURE)
belongingto orrelatingto thecultureofancientRome and Greece:
和古希腊和古罗马文化相关的the classicalworld古希腊和古罗马文化世界
classicalliterature古希腊和古罗马文学
See also
neoclassicalspecialized
Ancient history: before 500 AD
- ancient
 - ancients
 - antiquity
 - archaic
 - Bactrian
 - centurion
 - dolmen
 - Euphrates
 - gladiator
 - glyph
 - Grecian
 - Hellenic
 - mummy
 - necropolis
 - pharaoh
 - procurator
 - Qin dynasty
 - Romano-
 - Sanskrit
 - sarcophagus
 
Grammar
Classicorclassical?
Classic means ‘high quality’. In particular, we use it to mean something that is valued because it has a traditional style:…Classic: adjective
Classic means ‘high quality’. In particular, we use it to mean something that is valued because it has a traditional style:…Classic: noun
We can use a classic and the classics to refer to the greatest and most famous works of literature from the past:…Classical: adjective
We use classical to refer to the culture of the past and to art forms which belong to a long formal tradition:…