Antediluvian

词义:
"Antediluvian" 是一个形容词和名词，指的是“在大洪水之前”的事物或时期。源自拉丁语“ante”意为“在…之前”，和“diluvium”意为“大洪水”。在基督教传统中，指的是《圣经》中诺亚大洪水之前的时代，象征着古老、过时或过于陈旧的事物。

音标:
/ˌæntɪdɪˈluːvɪən/

翻译:

形容词：大洪水之前的；非常古老的；过时的。

名词：大洪水前的人或事物。

读音:
/ˌæntɪdɪˈluːvɪən/

用法:

形容词用法:

The antediluvian artifacts were displayed in the museum.
(这些大洪水前的文物在博物馆中展出。)

His beliefs seemed antediluvian, out of place in the modern world.
(他的信仰似乎是过时的，在现代社会中显得格格不入。)

The antediluvian nature of the city's architecture was both charming and overwhelming.
(这座城市建筑的古老性质既迷人又让人不知所措。)

 

名词用法:

The scientists studied the remains of an antediluvian creature.
(科学家们研究了一只大洪水前生物的遗骸。)

The museum had many specimens from the antediluvian era.
(博物馆里有许多来自大洪水时代的标本。)

 

引申用法:

The antediluvian technology used in the past is hardly recognized today.
(过去使用的古老技术如今几乎没人记得。)

 

短语搭配:

Antediluvian times (大洪水时代)

Antediluvian relics (古代遗物)

Antediluvian beliefs (过时的信仰)

Antediluvian fossils (古老的化石)

例句:

The town’s antediluvian streets were a testament to its long history.

Some of the furniture in the house was so antediluvian that it seemed to belong in a museum.

They discovered an antediluvian fossil that had never been seen before.

His antediluvian ideas about education were eventually replaced by modern methods.

The artifacts in the museum are antediluvian, dating back thousands of years.

The antediluvian machinery in the factory was replaced by newer, more efficient models.

She had an antediluvian view on gender roles, which was considered outdated by her peers.

The house, with its antediluvian charm, was a welcome contrast to the modern buildings surrounding it.

Historians often debate the exact nature of the antediluvian civilizations.

His taste in music was antediluvian, preferring records from the 60s over anything modern.

总结:
"Antediluvian" 用来形容极其古老的事物，通常与“过时的”或“陈旧的”事物联系在一起。其字面意思指的是“在大洪水之前”，但现代用法通常表示某物远远落后于当前的时代或技术水平。