| 单词 | prehominid |
| 释义 | prehominid in British English (priːˈhɒmɪnɪd) noun any of various extinct manlike primates australopithecineprehominid in American English (priˈhɑmənɪd) noun 1. any of the extinct humanlike primates classified in the former family Prehominidae 2. any extinct form that is thought to be an ancestor of the hominids Word origin [1935–40; pre- + hominid]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: complementation, gangbuster, prime mover, unit trust, walk-throughpre- 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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