英 [ˌpriːhɪˈstɒrɪk] 美 [ˌpriːhɪˈstɔːrɪk]
adj. 史前的，有文字记载以前的；<非正式>古老的，过时的
prehistoric /ˌpriːhɪˈstɒrɪk/ TEM4
形容词 Prehistoric people and things existed at a time before information was written down. 史前的
...the famous prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux.
…拉斯科著名的史前洞穴绘画。
belonging to or existing in times before recorded history
prehistoric settlements ; prehistoric peoples
同义词： prehistorical
of or relating to times before written history
prehistoric archeology
no longer fashionable
my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes
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Evidences from archaeological and Quaternary geological researches have proved that the prehistoric flood events occurred frequently around 4000 a BP. The flood events’ characteristic, scale, cause and their influence on human cultural evolution have been a concern to researchers.
国内外考古学和第四纪地质学研究的大量证据表明,4000aBP前后是史前洪水频发的时期,这次史前洪水事件的性质、规模、起因以及它对人类文化演进的影响一直是国际学术界关心的问题。
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史前的
... primitive 原始的，最初的 primate：大主教，灵长类的动物，首领，灵长目动物的，首要的， prehistoric 史前的，陈旧的 archaic 古老的，陈旧的 ...
... primitive 原始的，最初的 primate：大主教，灵长类的动物，首领，灵长目动物的，首要的， prehistoric 史前的，陈旧的 archaic 古老的，陈旧的 ...
古人类学家们形容旷古洪荒(Prehistoric)兽类退化，忘不了飞叉投石、猎食取物的景象描绘，勇气来源于信心。
... On and off=continuously 间歇性的，断断续续的 prehistoric adj. 史前的，老掉牙的 Peculiar adj. 奇异的 ...
prehistory 史前；史前史；（导致事件、危机等的）背景
We seem to have killed off all our prehistoric competitors.
我们似乎把史前的竞争对手都杀光了。
Beside this, prehistoric man looks technologically primitive.
除此之外，史前人类使用的技术看起来比较简陋。
Good morning, ready to continue our review of prehistoric art?
早上好，准备好继续我们对史前艺术的回顾之旅了吗？
One island in Vermont, Isle La Motte, is known for its prehistoric geological formations.
VOA : special.2009.01.05
So, they are,of course, sort of prehistoric monsters as far as the Greeks are concerned.
因此对希腊人而言,他们就是一群史前怪物
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like prehistoric elephants and buffalo and things like that.
像史前大象，水牛和其他这类的动物。
SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 自然历史博物馆
Scientists say the diet of prehistoric humans probably required more chewing teeth.
VOA : special.2011.08.10
Others are American blues. One,a kind of prehistoric love song, is in the style of the French romantic singer Maurice Chevalier.
VOA : standard.2009.11.25
These holy places and the nearby Neolithic sites are an incomparable testimony to prehistoric times.
One image even shows a woolly rhino, one of the only examples in prehistoric art.
France has plenty of prehistoric sites, but Carnac is in a league of its own.