antediluvian
antediluvian 英 [ˌæntidɪˈlu:viən] 美 [ˌæntɪdəˈluviən]
adj. 大洪水前的；远古的；陈旧的；旧式的 n. 大洪水以前的人；年迈的人；不合时宜的人
名词复数:antediluvians
- Antediluvian means "before the flood" — that is, the Biblical flood with Noah's ark. Generally, though, the word is used — often humorously — to describe something really, really old.
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- adj. 大洪水前的；远古的；陈旧的；旧式的
- n. 大洪水以前的人；年迈的人；不合时宜的人
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1. The libraries of the world are doomed to become museums, storage facilities for a form as antediluvian as cave paintings.
世上的图书馆注定要成为博物馆，里面陈列的书籍就像洞穴壁画一样被列为古董了。
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2. The mystery surrounding these antediluvian creatures is one of the many attributes that inspires human interest and compassion for their well-being.
许多关于这些古老创造物的谜团正是激发人类兴趣和同情的力量之一。
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3. Its navy was antediluvian: mandarins tried to emulate Western paddle-steamers with junks propelled by coolies turning treadmills.
它的海军落后西方：洋务官员提出纷纷效仿西方有帆的桨轮船的推动力由苦力变成了踏步机。
- antediluvian (adj.) "before Noah's flood," 1640s, from Latin ante "before" (from PIE root *ant- "front, forehead," with derivatives meaning "in front of, before") + diluvium "a flood" (see deluge (n.)). Hence (humorously or disparagingly) "very antiquated" (1726). Coined by English physician Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682). As a noun meaning "person who lived before the Flood," from 1680s. Related: antediluvial (1823).
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