1ADJ [usually ADJ n]太古的；原始的；远古的 You use primeval to describe things that belong to a very early period in the history of the world. 太古的；原始的；远古的 [formal]
...the dense primeval forests that once covered inland Brittany.
曾经覆盖着布列塔尼大区内陆的茂密的原始森林
...a vast expanse of primeval swamp.
辽阔的原始沼泽地
SYN earliest, old, original, ancient
2ADJ [usually ADJ n]（感觉、情感）本能的，原始的，天性的 You use primeval to describe feelings and emotions that are basic and not the result of thought. （感觉、情感）本能的，原始的，天性的
...a primeval urge to hit out at that which causes him pain.