"before Noah's flood," 1640s, formed from Latin ante- "before" (see ante) + diluvium "a flood" (see deluge (n.)). Coined by English physician Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682). As a noun meaning "person who lived before the Flood," from 1680s.
实用例句
1. About mammary complex, there is account early in antediluvian period.
关于**情结, 早在上古时期就有记载.来自互联网
2. His ideas are positively antediluvian!
他的思想是纯粹的老古董!来自互联网
3. She was more than old - fashioned, she was antediluvian.
她何止是过时, 简直就是老古董.来自互联网
4. Colourful county has long culture history, there is my late father early in antediluvian period haunt.
蔚县具有悠久的文化历史, 早在上古时期就有先人生息.来自互联网
5. This antediluvian monetary system has now been replaced by the up - to - date monetary system of Japan.
