primeval

英 [praɪˈmiːvl]

美 [praɪˈmiːvl]

adj. 远古的; 原始的; 出于原始天性的

BNC.15652 / COCA.18353

牛津词典

adj.

远古的；原始的
from the earliest period of the history of the world, very ancient
1. primeval forests
  原始森林
出于原始天性的
very strong and not based on reason, as if from the earliest period of human life
1. primeval urges
  本能的欲望

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 primaeval

ADJ 太古的；原始的；远古的
You useprimevalto describe things that belong to a very early period in the history of the world.
1. ...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
2. ...a vast expanse of primeval swamp.
  辽阔的原始沼泽地
ADJ （感觉、情感）本能的，原始的，天性的
You useprimevalto describe feelings and emotions that are basic and not the result of thought.
1. ...a primeval urge to hit out at that which causes him pain.
  一种迫切想要攻击令他痛苦的事物的本能

adj

She refused to fall in, however, with Clovis's tempting suggestion of a primeval dance party.
她拒绝接受克洛维提出的参加原始舞会的诱惑性的建议。
He was more connected perhaps to the primeval concepts and Earth powers.
他或许更多地连接到原始概念和地球力量上。
In the vast primeval forest, there are many rare birds and unusual animals.
在大片的原始森林中，有很多珍禽异兽。
The railway cuts through a primeval forest.
铁路穿越原始森林。
As the story goes, in the dense primeval forests on both sides of the river, there are wild elephants strolling around and peacocks flying about.
话说在澜沧江两岸，茂密的原始森林中，野象悠然漫步，孔雀在林中飞翔。
The landscape is uniquely primeval and rather undeveloped.
特有的原始景观，没开发过的。
Having a baby is a primeval act.
产出婴儿是一种原始的动作。
It was almost primeval, my friend quips.
我的一个朋友打趣道：这简直就像回到了原始时代。
Nature in the law, primeval nature, is another kind of beauty.
野性自然，原始自然，它是另一种美。
Many mjllions of years ago, our ancestors climbed out of the primeval ooze onto dry land.
数百万年以前，我们的祖先从远古时期的沼泽地里爬出来，来到了干燥的陆地上。