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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
      1. primeval forests
        原始森林
    • 出于原始天性的
      very strong and not based on reason, as if from the earliest period of human life
      1. primeval urges
        本能的欲望

    柯林斯词典

      in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 primaeval

    • 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.
      1. ...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
      2. ...a vast expanse of primeval swamp.
        辽阔的原始沼泽地
    • 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.
      1. ...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

    英英释义

    adj

    • having existed from the beginning
      1. aboriginal forests
      2. primal eras before the appearance of life on earth
      3. the forest primeval
      4. primordial matter
      5. primordial forms of life
      Synonym:aboriginalprimalprimaevalprimordial

    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。