prehistoric

prehistoric
adjective
  1. of, relating 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。
    ■(informal)very old, primitive, or out of date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。
派生
prehistorian
noun
prehistorically
adverb
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from French préhistorique (see pre-, historic)
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