| 单词 | pre-christian |
| 释义 | pre-Christian in British Englishadjective of or referring to the period of history prior to the establishment of Christianity pre-Christian in American English (ˈpriˈkrɪstʃən) adjective of, having to do with, or occurring in the time before the Christian era pre-Christian in American English (priˈkrɪstʃən) adjective of, pertaining to, or belonging to a time or period before the Christian Era Word origin [1820–30; pre- + christian]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acetate, blouse, boomerang, karma, tetrapodpre- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “before”(preclude; prevent); applied freely as a prefix, with the meanings “prior to,” “in advance of,” “early,”“beforehand,” “before,” “in front of,” and with other figurative meanings (preschool; prewar; prepay: preoral; prefrontal) |
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