Definition of prehistoric in English:

prehistoric

adjective priːhɪˈstɒrɪkˌpri(h)ɪˈstɔrɪk

1Relating to or denoting the period before written records.
（与）有文字记载历史以前（有关）的，（与）史前（有关）的
prehistoric man
史前人类。
Example sentencesExamples
- The naturally defensible site may even have been a prehistoric hillfort, and was certainly a stronghold of the Welsh princes.
- Two later prehistoric hillforts stand on the edge of a steep slope with magnificent views westwards.
- The bow and arrow were used throughout the late prehistoric period and into historic times.
- The late prehistoric archaeological record at La Crosse is dominated by a series of Oneota village sites.
- Inland, newly recorded cropmark sites include a prehistoric pit circle and a small Roman villa, set within a landscape of ancient fields.
- Our knowledge of the vessels in use in the prehistoric period is still uncomfortably slight.
- The richest source of all for prehistoric artefacts has been the Thames.
- Iron has been used in the British Isles since the prehistoric Iron Age.
- In the late prehistoric period, pine woodland was extensive in the Scottish Highlands and the west of Ireland.
- No humans were around to make permanent records of prehistoric hurricanes.
- Among sites recorded are a possible prehistoric earthwork enclosure and industrial remains.
- Archaeologists have identified one of Britain's largest prehistoric hill forts in the North Yorkshire Moors.
- There is, as yet, no convincing archaeological evidence for tin exploitation in the west of England in the prehistoric period.
- We're looking at archaeology, of course, which is a record of prehistoric cultural evidence found in the ground.
- A superficial investigation round these ponds usually reveals a few prehistoric sherds.
Synonyms
primitive, primeval, primordial, primal, earliest, ancient, early, antediluvian
rare pristine, primigenial
1. 1.1informal Very old or out of date.
  〈非正式〉老旧不堪的；原始的；过时的
  my dad's electric typewriter was a prehistoric machine
  我爸的电动打字机简直是台老古董。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The hated yellow tiles on the Arndale Centre may be stuck in the Seventies but their replacements are positively prehistoric.
  They are the oldest of old hat: ancient hat, prehistoric hat.
  Without doubt, the best borrowing product around by far - they make traditional mortgages look positively prehistoric.
  My Dad happens to be the oldest, a positively prehistoric forty two.
  More impressive still is an eagle in flight, when its utter immensity seems almost prehistoric.
  The woman cranks away vainly at a machine that looks prehistoric but the man thinks faster.
  Synonyms
  out of date, outdated, outmoded, old-fashioned, passé, ancient, antiquated, archaic, antique, superannuated, anachronistic, outworn, behind the times, primitive, medieval, quaint, old-fangled, obsolescent, obsolete, antediluvian, fossilized

Derivatives

prehistorically

adverbˌpriːhɪˈstɒrɪkliˌpri(h)ɪˈstɔrək(ə)li

Out of 94 species of native land birds, 35 were exterminated prehistorically and 8 more have become extinct in the historical period; thus 46% of the original bird fauna is now extinct.
Example sentencesExamples
- Asbestos probably formed prehistorically when hot waters containing carbon dioxide and dissolved salts under high pressure acted upon rock deposits of iron, magnesia, and silica.
- The two letters are on the middle-right of the stone but, more interestingly, at the top left are a couple of scratches that look as though someone has started to inscribe a pattern, maybe prehistorically, and then given up.
- Caves, crevices, and rock shelters were used prehistorically.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French préhistorique (see pre-, historic).

Definition of prehistoric in US English:

prehistoric

adjectiveˌprē(h)iˈstôrikˌpri(h)ɪˈstɔrɪk

1Relating to or denoting the period before written records.
（与）有文字记载历史以前（有关）的，（与）史前（有关）的
prehistoric man
史前人类。
Example sentencesExamples
- The naturally defensible site may even have been a prehistoric hillfort, and was certainly a stronghold of the Welsh princes.
- Two later prehistoric hillforts stand on the edge of a steep slope with magnificent views westwards.
- A superficial investigation round these ponds usually reveals a few prehistoric sherds.
- The late prehistoric archaeological record at La Crosse is dominated by a series of Oneota village sites.
- The richest source of all for prehistoric artefacts has been the Thames.
- No humans were around to make permanent records of prehistoric hurricanes.
- The bow and arrow were used throughout the late prehistoric period and into historic times.
- Iron has been used in the British Isles since the prehistoric Iron Age.
- We're looking at archaeology, of course, which is a record of prehistoric cultural evidence found in the ground.
- Archaeologists have identified one of Britain's largest prehistoric hill forts in the North Yorkshire Moors.
- Our knowledge of the vessels in use in the prehistoric period is still uncomfortably slight.
- Inland, newly recorded cropmark sites include a prehistoric pit circle and a small Roman villa, set within a landscape of ancient fields.
- Among sites recorded are a possible prehistoric earthwork enclosure and industrial remains.
- In the late prehistoric period, pine woodland was extensive in the Scottish Highlands and the west of Ireland.
- There is, as yet, no convincing archaeological evidence for tin exploitation in the west of England in the prehistoric period.
Synonyms
primitive, primeval, primordial, primal, earliest, ancient, early, antediluvian
1. 1.1informal Very old or out of date.
  〈非正式〉老旧不堪的；原始的；过时的
  my dad's electric typewriter was a prehistoric machine
  我爸的电动打字机简直是台老古董。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Without doubt, the best borrowing product around by far - they make traditional mortgages look positively prehistoric.
  The hated yellow tiles on the Arndale Centre may be stuck in the Seventies but their replacements are positively prehistoric.
  They are the oldest of old hat: ancient hat, prehistoric hat.
  My Dad happens to be the oldest, a positively prehistoric forty two.
  More impressive still is an eagle in flight, when its utter immensity seems almost prehistoric.
  The woman cranks away vainly at a machine that looks prehistoric but the man thinks faster.
  Synonyms
  out of date, outdated, outmoded, old-fashioned, passé, ancient, antiquated, archaic, antique, superannuated, anachronistic, outworn, behind the times, primitive, medieval, quaint, old-fangled, obsolescent, obsolete, antediluvian, fossilized

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French préhistorique (see pre-, historic).

词汇	prehistoric
释义	Definition of prehistoric in English: prehistoric adjective priːhɪˈstɒrɪkˌpri(h)ɪˈstɔrɪk 1Relating to or denoting the period before written records. （与）有文字记载历史以前（有关）的，（与）史前（有关）的 prehistoric man 史前人类。 Example sentencesExamples The naturally defensible site may even have been a prehistoric hillfort, and was certainly a stronghold of the Welsh princes. Two later prehistoric hillforts stand on the edge of a steep slope with magnificent views westwards. The bow and arrow were used throughout the late prehistoric period and into historic times. The late prehistoric archaeological record at La Crosse is dominated by a series of Oneota village sites. Inland, newly recorded cropmark sites include a prehistoric pit circle and a small Roman villa, set within a landscape of ancient fields. Our knowledge of the vessels in use in the prehistoric period is still uncomfortably slight. The richest source of all for prehistoric artefacts has been the Thames. Iron has been used in the British Isles since the prehistoric Iron Age. In the late prehistoric period, pine woodland was extensive in the Scottish Highlands and the west of Ireland. No humans were around to make permanent records of prehistoric hurricanes. Among sites recorded are a possible prehistoric earthwork enclosure and industrial remains. Archaeologists have identified one of Britain's largest prehistoric hill forts in the North Yorkshire Moors. There is, as yet, no convincing archaeological evidence for tin exploitation in the west of England in the prehistoric period. We're looking at archaeology, of course, which is a record of prehistoric cultural evidence found in the ground. A superficial investigation round these ponds usually reveals a few prehistoric sherds. Synonyms primitive, primeval, primordial, primal, earliest, ancient, early, antediluvian rare pristine, primigenial 1.1informal Very old or out of date. 〈非正式〉老旧不堪的；原始的；过时的 my dad's electric typewriter was a prehistoric machine 我爸的电动打字机简直是台老古董。 Example sentencesExamples The hated yellow tiles on the Arndale Centre may be stuck in the Seventies but their replacements are positively prehistoric. They are the oldest of old hat: ancient hat, prehistoric hat. Without doubt, the best borrowing product around by far - they make traditional mortgages look positively prehistoric. My Dad happens to be the oldest, a positively prehistoric forty two. More impressive still is an eagle in flight, when its utter immensity seems almost prehistoric. The woman cranks away vainly at a machine that looks prehistoric but the man thinks faster. Synonyms out of date, outdated, outmoded, old-fashioned, passé, ancient, antiquated, archaic, antique, superannuated, anachronistic, outworn, behind the times, primitive, medieval, quaint, old-fangled, obsolescent, obsolete, antediluvian, fossilized Derivatives prehistorically adverbˌpriːhɪˈstɒrɪkliˌpri(h)ɪˈstɔrək(ə)li Out of 94 species of native land birds, 35 were exterminated prehistorically and 8 more have become extinct in the historical period; thus 46% of the original bird fauna is now extinct. Example sentencesExamples Asbestos probably formed prehistorically when hot waters containing carbon dioxide and dissolved salts under high pressure acted upon rock deposits of iron, magnesia, and silica. The two letters are on the middle-right of the stone but, more interestingly, at the top left are a couple of scratches that look as though someone has started to inscribe a pattern, maybe prehistorically, and then given up. Caves, crevices, and rock shelters were used prehistorically. Origin Mid 19th century: from French préhistorique (see pre-, historic). Definition of prehistoric in US English: prehistoric adjectiveˌprē(h)iˈstôrikˌpri(h)ɪˈstɔrɪk 1Relating to or denoting the period before written records. （与）有文字记载历史以前（有关）的，（与）史前（有关）的 prehistoric man 史前人类。 Example sentencesExamples The naturally defensible site may even have been a prehistoric hillfort, and was certainly a stronghold of the Welsh princes. Two later prehistoric hillforts stand on the edge of a steep slope with magnificent views westwards. A superficial investigation round these ponds usually reveals a few prehistoric sherds. The late prehistoric archaeological record at La Crosse is dominated by a series of Oneota village sites. The richest source of all for prehistoric artefacts has been the Thames. No humans were around to make permanent records of prehistoric hurricanes. The bow and arrow were used throughout the late prehistoric period and into historic times. Iron has been used in the British Isles since the prehistoric Iron Age. We're looking at archaeology, of course, which is a record of prehistoric cultural evidence found in the ground. Archaeologists have identified one of Britain's largest prehistoric hill forts in the North Yorkshire Moors. Our knowledge of the vessels in use in the prehistoric period is still uncomfortably slight. Inland, newly recorded cropmark sites include a prehistoric pit circle and a small Roman villa, set within a landscape of ancient fields. Among sites recorded are a possible prehistoric earthwork enclosure and industrial remains. In the late prehistoric period, pine woodland was extensive in the Scottish Highlands and the west of Ireland. There is, as yet, no convincing archaeological evidence for tin exploitation in the west of England in the prehistoric period. Synonyms primitive, primeval, primordial, primal, earliest, ancient, early, antediluvian 1.1informal Very old or out of date. 〈非正式〉老旧不堪的；原始的；过时的 my dad's electric typewriter was a prehistoric machine 我爸的电动打字机简直是台老古董。 Example sentencesExamples Without doubt, the best borrowing product around by far - they make traditional mortgages look positively prehistoric. The hated yellow tiles on the Arndale Centre may be stuck in the Seventies but their replacements are positively prehistoric. They are the oldest of old hat: ancient hat, prehistoric hat. My Dad happens to be the oldest, a positively prehistoric forty two. More impressive still is an eagle in flight, when its utter immensity seems almost prehistoric. The woman cranks away vainly at a machine that looks prehistoric but the man thinks faster. Synonyms out of date, outdated, outmoded, old-fashioned, passé, ancient, antiquated, archaic, antique, superannuated, anachronistic, outworn, behind the times, primitive, medieval, quaint, old-fangled, obsolescent, obsolete, antediluvian, fossilized Origin Mid 19th century: from French préhistorique (see pre-, historic).
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