| 单词 | antediluvian |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [`æntidi'lu:viən] |
| 解释 | a.史前的；陈旧的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 史前的(of the time before the Biblical Flood)；陈旧的(old-fashione d, or primitive) 【记】 ante+diluv(洪水)+ia n→洪水以前→史前的 |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 极其古老的; 陈旧的 = old-fashioned = primitive = hoary = Noachian = timeworn = venerable 【例】an antediluvian automobile 古老的汽车 【记】原指: 《圣经》中所记载的大洪水前的－古老的 【根】ante前, diluvium洪水－洪水之前－古老的 【类】antediluvian: age = colossal: size 古老的年龄 = 巨大的尺寸 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】ante + diluv(洪水)→洪水以前→史前的，指圣经中描述的大洪水发生之前，诺亚建方舟以前，或其他民族如希腊也有类似传说，中国有猎人海力布的故事，都是很久历史以前 【相关】deluge 洪水, 豪雨，泛滥 |
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