prehistoric

/ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/· adj.

科学/科研/医疗B2

prehistoric
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Chinese meaning

史shǐ前qián的de

史shǐ前qián的de,文wén字zì记jì载zǎi之zhī前qián的de

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指zhǐ冈gāng瓦wǎ纳nà超chāo大dà陆lù所suǒ处chù的de史shǐ前qián地dì质zhì年nián代dài

Example

New maps reveal hidden landscapes inside a prehistoric supercontinent

新xīn地dì图tú揭jiē示shì了le史shǐ前qián超chāo大dà陆lù内nèi部bù隐yǐn藏cáng的de地dì貌mào。

Source: Scientific American · 9 Sep 2026

Background ✎

科kē学xué家jiā通tōng过guò新xīn绘huì制zhì的de地dì图tú,揭jiē示shì了le史shǐ前qián超chāo大dà陆lù冈gāng瓦wǎ纳nà内nèi部bù此cǐ前qián未wèi知zhī的de地dì貌mào细xì节jié。这zhè项xiàng最zuì新xīn分fēn析xī表biǎo明míng,冈gāng瓦wǎ纳nà大dà陆lù的de实shí际jì范fàn围wéi比bǐ人rén们men此cǐ前qián认rèn为wéi的de要yào大dà得dé多duō。

Roots · etymology

源自 pre-(之前)+ historic(历史的)

  • pre-(之前)+ historic(历史记载的)

Collocations

  • prehistoric era / prehistoric creatures / prehistoric times

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