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- primeval forests
原始森林
- primeval forests
- 出于原始天性的
very strong and not based on reason, as if from the earliest period of human life- primeval urges
本能的欲望
- primeval urges
柯林斯词典
- 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.- ...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
- ...the dense primeval forests that once covered inland Brittany.
- 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.- ...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
- ...a primeval urge to hit out at that which causes him pain.
in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 primaeval
英英释义
adj
- having existed from the beginning
- aboriginal forests
- primal eras before the appearance of life on earth
- the forest primeval
- primordial matter
- primordial forms of life
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Having a baby is a primeval act.
产出婴儿是一种原始的动作。 - 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。 - She is the primeval internal potency of the Lord.
她是主的原初内在能量。 - 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。 - 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。 - The landscape is uniquely primeval and rather undeveloped.
特有的原始景观,没开发过的。 - 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。