primeval
英 [praɪˈmiːvl]
美 [praɪˈmiːvl]
adj. 远古的; 原始的; 出于原始天性的
BNC.15652 / COCA.18353
牛津词典
adj.
- 远古的;原始的
from the earliest period of the history of the world, very ancient- primeval forests
原始森林
- primeval forests
- 出于原始天性的
very strong and not based on reason, as if from the earliest period of human life- primeval urges
本能的欲望
- primeval urges
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 太古的;原始的;远古的
You useprimevalto describe things that belong to a very early period in the history of the world.- ...the dense primeval forests that once covered inland Brittany.
曾经覆盖着布列塔尼大区内陆的茂密的原始森林 - ...a vast expanse of primeval swamp.
辽阔的原始沼泽地
- ...the dense primeval forests that once covered inland Brittany.
- ADJ (感觉、情感)本能的,原始的,天性的
You useprimevalto describe feelings and emotions that are basic and not the result of thought.- ...a primeval urge to hit out at that which causes him pain.
一种迫切想要攻击令他痛苦的事物的本能
- ...a primeval urge to hit out at that which causes him pain.
in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 primaeval
英英释义
adj
- having existed from the beginning
- aboriginal forests
- primal eras before the appearance of life on earth
- the forest primeval
- primordial matter
- primordial forms of life
双语例句
- We cycled through primeval forests.
我们在原始森林中兜圈子。 - It straggled onward into the mystery of the primeval forest.
这条小路婉蜒伸入神秘的原始森林之中。 - In this thrilling book De Rond delves into the depths of what it means to be a man and the primeval desire to compete.
在这本口人心弦的书中,深入探讨了作为人的真正意义和人类最原始的竞争欲望。 - The dark night of the soul engulfed him, and he felt a strange, primeval terror he knew not what.
灵魂的黑夜笼罩了他,他感到一种奇异、原始、难以名状的恐惧。 - Having a baby is a primeval act.
产出婴儿是一种原始的动作。 - Our exploration to the primeval forest was quite a chapter of accidents.
我们去原始森林探险,的确发生了一连串意想不到的事情。 - In the vast primeval forest, there are many rare birds and unusual animals.
在大片的原始森林中,有很多珍禽异兽。 - He was more connected perhaps to the primeval concepts and Earth powers.
他或许更多地连接到原始概念和地球力量上。 - Of the ten national-level and provincial-level nature reserves, most belong to the primeval forest ecological system.
还有十多个国家级和省级的自然保护区,其中不少是原始森林生态系统。 - Influenced by primeval African sculpture, Picasso began to explore a new painting style in1906.
1906年毕加索受到非洲原始雕刻和塞尚绘画影响,而转向一种新画风的探索。