primeval

primeval
[prʌɪˈmiːv(ə)l]
(亦作 primaeval)
adjective
  1. of the earliest ages in the history of the world
    原始的,远古的
    mile after mile of primeval forest.
    连绵几英里的原始森林。
    ■(of feelings or actions) based on primitive instinct; raw and elementary
    (情感,行为)本能的,原生的
    a primeval desire.
    本能的欲望。
派生
primevally
adverb
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from Latin primaevus (from primus 'first' + aevum 'age') + -al
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