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单词 prehistoric
释义
prehistoric
adjective
uk
/ˌpriː.hɪˈstɒr.ɪk/us
/ˌpriː.hɪˈstɔːr.ɪk/
describingtheperiodbefore there were writtenrecords:
史前的，有文字记载的历史以前的
prehistoric man/humans/animals史前人类／动物
Paintingoriginatedinprehistorictimes.绘画始于史前时期。
informaldisapproving
veryold-fashioned:
古旧不堪的，完全过时的
He has prehistoricviewsabout women who havecareers.他对职业女性的看法完全过时。
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Old or old-fashioned
(Definition ofprehistoricfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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prehistoric
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˌpri·hɪsˈtɔr·ɪk,-ˈtɑr-/
world history
happeningin theperiodofhumanhistorybefore there were writtenrecords:
Paintingoriginatedin prehistorictimeswithmuralsdrawnoncavewalls.
(Definition ofprehistoricfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If so, it might be unwise to considerprehistoricartefacts as isolated and self-contained objects, an impression which might be attributed to contemporary capitalism.
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They are not pristine remnants of aprehistoricera but are artifacts of centuries of forest exploitation by humans.
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Magnetism as a property of matter has been known since pre-historic times.
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A number o f medieval sources attest to the magical a nd apotropaic properties ofprehistorictools.
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He also trained in the observation of fossils,prehistoricremains, and geological strata.
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Archaeologists found many pre-historic instruments and human skeletons in many parts of the district.
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Although "individual" women from pre-historic times have accomplished much, as a class they have been set aside to minister to men's comfort.
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Various other parts of mastodonts and other pre-historic animals were found there.
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As such, he was intimately connected with the pre-historic office of king - whose chief emblem of power and primary sacrificial animal was the horse.
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He had also drawn various works based on ancient and pre-historic histories.
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What research seems to be proposing is that there is greater continuity of culture in theprehistoricperiod.
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He initiated the electrolytic restoration process which has helped preserve not only bronze objects, but also ethnological, pre-historic and numismatic collections.
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When pre-historic people wanted to write two sheep in clay, they could inscribe in clay a picture of two sheep.
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However, understanding the way the past was viewed byprehistoricgroups has been a major challenge to archaeologists.
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A lot of abandoned ancient cities with many pre-historic instruments and human skeletons has been found in several parts of the modern-day province.
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