antediluvian
英 [ˌæntidɪˈlu:viən] 美 [ˌæntɪdəˈluviən]

adj.

(上说的)大洪水以前的；非常古老的；

n.

大洪水以前的人或事物；年迈的人；老朽；远远落后于时代的人

英英释义

antediluvian[ ,æntidi'lu:viən ]

• n.
  • any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge

    同义词：antediluvian patriarch

  • a very old person

    同义词：ancient

• adj.
  • of or relating to the period before the biblical flood

    "antediluvian man"

    同义词：antediluvial

  • so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

    "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"

    同义词：antiquatedarchaic

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. His ideas are positively antediluvian!
   他的思想是纯粹的老古董！
2. For love? What antediluvian notions you have! Can one talk of love in these days?
   爱？多么古老的字眼！现在还有人谈论爱情吗？

用作名词(n.)

1. She was more than old-fashioned, she was an antediluvian.
   她不只是守旧

权威例句

Antediluvian
Antediluvian DNA research
Recovery of antediluvian DNA
Gen 6,1-4 as an antediluvian event
Radio Transients: An antediluvian review
Antihypertensive treatment with diuretics: antediluvian or up to date?
A futuristic discussion on antediluvian concepts through Benigni's ‘La tigre e la neve’
"Watchful waiting"for metastatic colorectal cancer, antediluvian or an option to be considered again?
Translation as Self-Consciousness: Ancient Sciences, Antediluvian Wisdom, and the 'Abbāsid Translation Movement
On the Origin of Watchers: A Comparative Study of the Antediluvian Wisdom in Mesopotamian and Jewish Traditions