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单词 antediluvian
释义
antediluvianan‧te‧di‧lu‧vi‧an /ˌæntɪdəˈluːviən◂/ adjective formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINantediluvian
Origin:
1600-1700 ante- + Latin diluvium ‘flood’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • antediluvian attitudes toward the disabled
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Most guys he met thought this was too far out, positively antediluvian.
  • Regrettably, this illogical and antediluvian attitude still persists even when we are dealing with nations substantially richer than ourselves.
very old-fashioned SYN  outdated:  antediluvian ideas about women
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