单词 | antediluvian |
释义 | antediluvianWord family adjectiveantediluvialantediluvianadverbantediluvially an·te·di·lu·vi·an /ˌæntɪdəˈluːviən◂/ adjectiveadj formal OLD-FASHIONEDvery old-fashioned 老式的,陈旧的,过时的 SYN outdated antediluvian ideas about women 关于女性的陈旧观念 Examples from the Corpus antediluvian• Most guys he met thought this was too far out, positively antediluvian.•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.• antediluvian attitudes toward the disabled (1600-1700) ante- + Latin diluvium “flood” |
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