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

• Nature in the law, primeval nature, is another kind of beauty.
  野性自然，原始自然，它是另一种美。
• 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。
• To the primeval forest, you can enjoy the natural life of the colorful, big forest to explore the mysteries of the infinite.
  到原始森林，您可饱览天然生命的多姿多彩，探寻大森林的无穷奥秘。
• 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。
• She is the primeval internal potency of the Lord.
  她是主的原初内在能量。
• 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。
• The railway cuts through a primeval forest.
  铁路穿越原始森林。
• This indicated that advanced attributes of human beings had cut a figure during the inferior level of primeval time.
  这表明了在原始期的低级阶段，人类的高级属性已经崭露头角。
• In this thrilling book De Rond delves into the depths of what it means to be a man and the primeval desire to compete.
  在这本口人心弦的书中，深入探讨了作为人的真正意义和人类最原始的竞争欲望。
• 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。