antediluvian的意思

antediluvian

英式音标[,æntɪdɪ'luvɪən]
美式英标[,æntɪdɪ'luːvɪən]

基本解释

adj. 大洪水前的；远古的；陈旧的；旧式的

n. 大洪水以前的人；年迈的人；不合时宜的人

中文词源

antediluvian 史前

前缀ante-, 在前。diluvian, 大洪水。指诺亚方舟之前。

英文词源

antediluvian (adj.): "before Noah's flood," 1640s, formed from Latin ante- "before" (see ante) + diluvium "a flood" (see deluge (n.)). Coined by English physician Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682). As a noun meaning "person who lived before the Flood," from 1680s.

实用例句

1. About mammary complex, there is account early in antediluvian period.: 关于**情结, 早在上古时期就有记载.

2. His ideas are positively antediluvian!: 他的思想是纯粹的老古董!

3. She was more than old - fashioned, she was antediluvian.: 她何止是过时, 简直就是老古董.

4. Colourful county has long culture history, there is my late father early in antediluvian period haunt.: 蔚县具有悠久的文化历史, 早在上古时期就有先人生息.

5. This antediluvian monetary system has now been replaced by the up - to - date monetary system of Japan.: 这种旧式的金融体系也已经被现代化的日本系统所取代.

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