西瓜单词

primeval是什么意思

primeval

英 [praɪ'miːv(ə)l] 美 [praɪ'miːv(ə)l]

1、prim- + ev- + -al.

primeval 原始的，最初的

来自prime,第一的，最初的，-ev,时间，时代，词源同age,longevity.

primeval (adj.): also primaeval, 1650s, with -al (1) + Latin primaevus "early in life, youthful," from primus "first" (see prime (adj.)) + aevum "an age" (see eon).

1. The railway cuts through a primeval forest.

铁路穿越原始森林.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. The explorer spun many fantastic tales about his adventures in the primeval forests.: 那探险家杜撰了许多他在原始森林里历险的离奇故事.

3. It'straggled onward into the mystery of the primeval forest.: 这条小路蜿蜒伸入神秘的原始森林之中.

4. 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.