long-standing time-honoured It has been for a long time be as old as the hills
This age-old struggle for control had led to untold bloody wars.
这场由来已久的对控制权的争夺已经引发了无数流血的战争。
—— 柯林斯例句The quarrel between the Serbs and the Croats is old and bitter.
塞尔维亚人和克罗地亚人之间的争斗由来已久,而且非常激烈。
—— 柯林斯例句Ethnic tensions are an old problem here.
种族矛盾是该地区由来已久的问题。
—— 柯林斯例句In time - honoured tradition, a bottle of champagne was smashed on the ship.
依照由来已久的传统, 对着船摔了一瓶香槟。
—— 给力词典精选This is a time - honoured custom.
这种风俗 由来已久。
—— 给力词典精选