in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 primaeval
- 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.
- ...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 - ...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 use primeval to describe feelings and emotions that are basic and not the result of thought.
- ...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