单词 | pre-life |
释义 | > as lemmaspre-life pre-life adj. Brit. /ˌpriːˈlʌɪf/ , U.S. /ˌpriˈlaɪf/ ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > [adjective] > preliminary to life pre-life1937 1937 R. A. Wilson Birth of Lang. iv. 99 The formative energy which produced the tree must..have been latent in the pre-life matter. 1986 G. Benford & D. Brin Heart of Comet (1987) ii. 93 Might've kept things percolating long enough to cook up those exotic chemicals and prelife forms Lintz found. < as lemmas |
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