primaeval

柯林斯詞典

[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

also primeval

1. ADJ You use primaeval to describe things that belong to a very early period in the history of the world. 原始的[正式] [usu ADJ n]
...the dense primaeval forests that once covered inland Virginia. ...曾一度覆蓋弗吉尼亞內(nèi)地的茂密原始森林。
2. ADJ You use primaeval to describe feelings and emotions that are basic and not the result of thought. (情感)原始的; 基本的; 不假思索的[usu ADJ n]
...a primaeval urge to hit out at that which causes him pain. ...一種向傷害他的東西發(fā)起反擊的原始沖動(dòng)。