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

• Of all languages, Sanskrit most closely approaches telepathic language because of its affinity to the fifty primeval sounds.
  在所有的语言中，梵语是最靠近精神感应的语言，因为它与五十种原始的声音很相近。
• Then I would never talk to that person about boa constrictors, or primeval forests, or stars.
  然后我就决不和这个家伙谈论大蟒蛇或者原始森林或是星星什么的。
• 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。
• According to this, when the gods created the world order, they sacrificed a primeval being to Brahma Lord of creatures.
  据此解释，众神创造了世界秩序，他们把一个原始生命献祭给了梵天造物主。
• Many mjllions of years ago, our ancestors climbed out of the primeval ooze onto dry land.
  数百万年以前，我们的祖先从远古时期的沼泽地里爬出来，来到了干燥的陆地上。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This indicated that advanced attributes of human beings had cut a figure during the inferior level of primeval time.
  这表明了在原始期的低级阶段，人类的高级属性已经崭露头角。
• 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。