Antediluvian



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 史前的; 陈旧的
• ［英］ adj. 史前的 ( of the time before the Biblical Flood) ; 陈旧的 ( old-fashioned, or primitive)
• ［记］ ante+diluv ( 洪水) +ian -> 洪水以前 -> 史前的

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: ante- + Latin diluvium flood — more at deluge
• Date: 1646
• 1. of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
• 2.
  • a. made, evolved, or developed a long time ago an antediluvian automobile
  • b. extremely primitive or outmoded an antediluvian prejudice
• • antediluvian noun

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