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.

  1. 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
  2. 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

  1. ADJ 太古的;原始的;远古的
    You use primeval to 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
  2. ADJ (感觉、情感)本能的,原始的,天性的
    You use primeval to 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

双语例句

  1. The railway cuts through a primeval forest.
    铁路穿越原始森林。
  2. From such a picture of Nature in primeval simplicity, tell me, my much respected friend, are you in love with fatigue and solitude?
    看看这一幅原始单纯的自然照片,告诉我,我最尊敬的朋友,你热爱疲劳和孤独吗。
  3. 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。
  4. The other half, often overlooked, is the primeval landscape in front of which she is sitting.
    常常被忽视的另外一半则是画中蒙娜丽莎背后的背景。
  5. Once when I six years old I saw a magnificent picture in a book, called True Stories from Nature, about the primeval forest.
    我六岁那年,看过一本书,书名叫《真实的故事》,内容是描述原始森林的,里面有一副非常精美的图画。
  6. We cycled through primeval forests.
    我们在原始森林中兜圈子。
  7. 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。
  8. 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。
  9. 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。
  10. They have been living in the dense primeval forest and surviving on hunting and raising reindeers in their own traditional way.
    他们世代以打猎和饲养驯鹿为生,拥有自己传统的生活方式。
  11. 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。
  12. Having a baby is a primeval act.
    产出婴儿是一种原始的动作。
  13. 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。
  14. She is the primeval internal potency of the Lord.
    她是主的原初内在能量。
  15. 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。
  16. 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。
  17. In Africa, Safari specialist will Jones says high-end tourists want something almost primeval.
    在非洲,旅行专业人士威尔琼斯(willjones)表示,高端旅行者想要体验近乎原始的东西。
  18. As the story goes, in the dense primeval forests on both sides of the river, there are wild elephants strolling around and peacocks flying about.
    话说在澜沧江两岸,茂密的原始森林中,野象悠然漫步,孔雀在林中飞翔。
  19. 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。
  20. 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。
  21. She refused to fall in, however, with Clovis's tempting suggestion of a primeval dance party.
    她拒绝接受克洛维提出的参加原始舞会的诱惑性的建议。
  22. The limpid streams, quiet valleys, rare tree species and dense vegetation here all contribute to its primeval beauty.
    清澈的溪流、宁静的山谷、珍贵的树种、繁茂的植被,让这里处处散发着大自然的原始气息。
  23. The landscape is uniquely primeval and rather undeveloped.
    特有的原始景观,没开发过的。
  24. 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。
  25. Nature in the law, primeval nature, is another kind of beauty.
    野性自然,原始自然,它是另一种美。
  26. 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。
  27. 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。
  28. It was almost primeval, my friend quips.
    我的一个朋友打趣道:这简直就像回到了原始时代。
  29. To the primeval forest, you can enjoy the natural life of the colorful, big forest to explore the mysteries of the infinite.
    到原始森林,您可饱览天然生命的多姿多彩,探寻大森林的无穷奥秘。

英英释义

adj

  1. 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