音标:[.æntidi'lu:viәn] ;
a. 大洪水前的, 陈旧的, 过时的
n. 大洪水以前的人, 老迈的人
n. any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge
a. of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
s. so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
词型变化:名词复数形式 : antediluvians
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antediluvian的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. His ideas are positively antediluvian!他的思想是纯粹的老古董!
  2. For love? What antediluvian notions you have! Can one talk of love in these days?爱?多么古老的字眼!现在还有人谈论爱情吗?
用作名词(n.)
  1. She was more than old-fashioned, she was an antediluvian.她不只是守旧
【近义词】

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