| 单词 | prehistoric |
| 释义 | prehistoric (once / 2153 pages) adj If while hiking, you see strange painting on a cliff, it may be rock art from prehistoric times, meaning something from the time before history was recorded. When you break down the word prehistoric, it’s easy to figure out what it means. The prefix pre-, means “before” and historic relates to something from a past culture. Put the two together, and you get prehistoric, a word that describes something that comes from a time before history was recorded. For example, Stonehenge is a prehistoric site, or the woolly mammoth is a prehistoric beast. WORD FAMILYprehistoric: prehistorically+/historian: historians/historical: ahistorical, historically, historicalness, prehistorical/history: historian, historic, historical, historicism, histories, prehistory/prehistory: prehistoric USAGE EXAMPLESA new clue supporting that idea is a fossilized wing bone belonging to a newly discovered prehistoric bird found in the Canadian Arctic. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) That’s Rex T., Not T. Rex “There is actually something ‘prehistoric’ about the cabinet Trump is putting together. Wall Street Journal(Dec 14, 2016) There is actually something “prehistoric” about the Cabinet that Trump is putting together. Seattle Times(Dec 14, 2016) 1adj belonging to or existing in times before recorded history prehistoric settlements prehistoric peoples Syn prehistorical past earlier than the present time; no longer current 2adj of or relating to times before written history prehistoric archeology 3adj no longer fashionable my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes Syn unfashionable, unstylish not in accord with or not following current fashion |
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