can be traced back to a very early date; deep-seated; from way back; long-standing; time-honoured
? 但這種意見(jiàn)，恐怕是懷抱者不乏其人，而且～的，… (魯迅《朝花夕拾·后記》78) But I think many people must have shared his views,from way back too，…
由來(lái)已久
long-standing;time-honored
爭(zhēng)論～。The dispute is of long-standing./這種風(fēng)俗～。This is a time-honored custom./這個(gè)問(wèn)題～。This is a long-standing issue.
由來(lái)已久yóu lái yǐ jiǔ
從開(kāi)始到現(xiàn)在就已存在很長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間。long-standing, time-honoured, from way back, have a long history