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单词 antediluvian
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antediluvian

/ˌæntɪdɪˈluːvɪən/
adjective
1
of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood
(《圣经》所记载的)大洪水以前的:

gigantic bones of antediluvian animals.

大洪水以前动物的巨大骨头。

1.1
chiefly humorous ridiculously old-fashioned
〈主幽默〉老掉牙的:

they maintain antediluvian sex-role stereotypes.

他们保持着早就过时的性别角色。

词源
mid 17th cent.: from ANTE- + Latin diluvium 'deluge' + -AN.
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