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.

• 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
• 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


• ADJ 太古的；原始的；远古的
  You useprimevalto 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
• ADJ （感觉、情感）本能的，原始的，天性的
  You useprimevalto 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

英英释义

adj

• 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

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• Having a baby is a primeval act.
  产出婴儿是一种原始的动作。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The landscape is uniquely primeval and rather undeveloped.
  特有的原始景观，没开发过的。