"before Noah's flood," 1640s, formed from Latin ante- "before" (see ante) + diluvium "a flood" (see deluge (n.)). Coined by English physician Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682). As a noun meaning "person who lived before the Flood," from 1680s.
雙語例句
1. About mammary complex, there is account early in antediluvian period.
關(guān)于乳房情結(jié), 早在上古時期就有記載.
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2. His ideas are positively antediluvian!
他的思想是純粹的老古董!
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3. She was more than old - fashioned, she was antediluvian.
她何止是過時, 簡直就是老古董.
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4. Colourful county has long culture history, there is my late father early in antediluvian period haunt.
蔚縣具有悠久的文化歷史, 早在上古時期就有先人生息.
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5. This antediluvian monetary system has now been replaced by the up - to - date monetary system of Japan.