| 单词 | old as adam |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(as) old as Adam P2. (as) old as Adam: primevally old; existing since the very beginning of humanity. Cf. as old as Methuselah at Methuselah n. 1a. Frequently hyperbolical. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > ancient or of early origin oldeOE olden daysa1400 for-oldc1400 ancient1475 (as) old as Adama1599 antiquary1599 high1601 primal1604 hoary1609 grandeval1650 Noachal1661 patriarchal1806 (as) old as the hills1819 world-old1837 eld1854 age-old1860 far-back1869 Noachian1874 pornial1883 a1599 R. Rollock Lect. Epist. Paul to Colossians (1603) xxvii. 295 For howbeit he is an old man, yea as old as Adam, yet he runneth on me and thee, and euery one of vs hath a skarre of him. a1651 C. Love Grace (1652) 237 The grave is an old house, as old as Adam. 1778 London Rev. Eng. & Foreign Lit. Aug. 96 It is a pity Patrick Maggrath was not at his countryman's elbow; he whose family was as old as Adam, and older too. 1823 Manch. Iris 7 June 186/3 He was well dressed in all other respects, immaculate waistcoat, unexceptionable inexpressibles, silk stockings in perfect health, but coat as old as Adam. 1867 ‘Colonist’ Life's Work Austral. 82 Though old as Adam, love is still the theme that interests all hearts in all countries. 1922 Boys' Life Feb. 14/3 The thrill of the hunt—a thrill as old as Adam—tingles their blood. 2009 A. Adair Teen Valour i. 5 It was an old Ford estate car almost as old as Adam. < as lemmas |
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