prehistoric

英 [ˌpriːhɪˈstɒrɪk] 美 [ˌpriːhɪˈstɔːrɪk]

adj.  史前的; 有文字记载以前的; 远古的

TOEFLGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.10315 / COCA.10293



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 史前的;有文字记载以前的;远古的
    connected with the time in history before information was written down
    1. in prehistoric times
      在史前时期
    2. prehistoric man/remains/animals/burial sites
      史前人类 / 遗迹 / 动物 / 葬地

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ 史前的;有文字记载以前的
    Prehistoric people and things existed at a time before information was written down.
    1. ...the famous prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux.
      拉斯科著名的史前山洞壁画

双语例句

  1. The Ainu settlers in Hokkaido are the last remnant of a prehistoric race.
    北海道的阿伊努人是史前某个种族的最后残存者。
  2. Mammoths became extinct in prehistoric times.
    猛犸在史前时期就已绝迹。
  3. This is decorated like a prehistoric cave.
    这个酒吧装饰得像个史前岩洞似的。
  4. The artists were utterly fascinated by the primitive drawings in the prehistoric cave.
    艺术家们完全被史前岩洞里的画迷住了。
  5. It is the only location in Great Britain where prehistoric mummies have been discovered.
    这是英国史前木乃伊的唯一一处发现地。
  6. His interview also hints at just how similar prehistoric humans were to us today.
    采访中他还暗示史前人类与我们今天的做法会如此相似。
  7. First, much evidence of prehistoric civilization is found in caves because the natural shelter helps preserve artifacts.
    首先,在山洞中发现了史前文明的大量证据,因为天然的屏障帮助保存了这些人造物品。
  8. International Union of prehistoric and protohistoric sciences;
    国际史前和原始时期科学联合会;
  9. An anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture.
    研究先前历史人类和他们文化的人类学家。
  10. The prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean Sea and the surrounding countries.
    爱琴海岛屿和周边国家的史前文明。
  11. In prehistoric time people from Africa and Asia migrated to other continents.
    在史前时代,人们从亚洲和非洲迁移到其他大洲。
  12. The branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures.
    人类学中研究史前人类与人类社会的分支。
  13. Prehistoric remains have been found by archaeologists investigating the site.
    调查遗址的考古学家发现了史前遗迹。
  14. Prehistoric man's cave found in Guiyang.
    贵阳发现史前人洞穴。
  15. I first came to North American in prehistoric times when I crossed the Bering Strait land bridge from Eurasia.
    在史前时期,我从欧亚大陆穿越白令海峡、走过陆地、桥第一次来到了北美。
  16. Perhaps originally a sanctuary, it became a necropolis in prehistoric times.
    这座地下宫殿可能曾是避难所,但从史前时期起成为了大墓地。
  17. The French linguistic scientists and the prehistoric anthropology research federation's scientists have carried on the inspection to "the daddy".
    法国语言学和史前人类学研究联合会的科学家曾对“爸爸”一词进行了考察。
  18. Arrowheads and pottery were among the artifacts found at the site of the prehistoric village.
    在史前期村落遗址找到的人工制品中有箭簇和陶器。
  19. A major prehistoric village has been unearthed near Stonehenge in southern England.
    在英格兰南部巨石阵附近发现了一座大型的史前村落。
  20. In anatomical structure, prehistoric man has dose affinities with modern humans.
    在解剖结构上,史前人类和现代人类极为相似。
  21. He has a collection of prehistoric insects preserved in amber.
    他收集有保存在琥珀中的史前昆虫。
  22. Some prehistoric people lived in caves.
    有些史前时期的人住在洞穴里。
  23. We took a special trip to see stonehenge, a prehistoric monument of great antiquity.
    我们专程去看了巨石阵,那是年代久远的史前遗迹。
  24. Prehistoric architecture is the source of architecture, its development exert a tremendous influence on later architecture.
    史前建筑是建筑之源,其形成和发展过程对后代影响巨大。
  25. The Prehistoric rock painting comprehensively reflects the productive forces and relations of production and religion in the primitive society.
    原始社会中的壁画艺术是原始社会生产力、生产关系与早期审美意识和原始宗教的综合反映。
  26. Even in prehistoric times population growth often must have threatened or exceeded man's ability to produce enough food.
    甚至在史前时期人口的增长也一定常常威胁或者超过了人类粮食生产的能力。
  27. The landscape also preserves many features of that prehistoric period.
    这里还保存了许多史前时期的特征。
  28. Local folklore has it that prehistoric men drove cattle over these cliffs.
    当地民间传说中称,史前人类把野牛从这些悬崖上驱赶下去。
  29. The study of ( especially prehistoric) antiquities.
    古物(特别是史前的)的研究。
  30. We visited the prehistoric burial grounds discovered last year.
    我们参观了去年发现的史前墓葬地。

英英释义

adj

  1. no longer fashionable
    1. my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes

  2. belonging to or existing in times before recorded history
    1. prehistoric settlements
    2. prehistoric peoples

    Synonym:    prehistorical

  3. of or relating to times before written history
    1. prehistoric archeology