| 词汇 | antediluvian |
| 释义 | antediluvian adjective humorousuk /ˌæn.ti.dɪˈluː.vi.ən/ us /ˌæn.t̬i.dəˈluː.vi.ən/ extremely old-fashioned: 早已过时的，十分老式的 My mother has some hopelessly antediluvian ideas about the role of women.我母亲对女性的角色持有一些老掉牙的观念。 Synonym antiquated Old or old-fashioned age-old ageing ancient anti-progressive antiquated fossilize fossilized frumpy fustily have had its/your dayidiom outdate outdated outdatedly outmoded outworn unmodernized unmodish unprogressive unreconstructed unsmart Examples of antediluvianantediluvian His diary records how many of the fields in the area were unweeded and insufficiently fertilised, much of the machinery 'antediluvian'. Noah is clearly the apex of this genealogy - antediluvian ancestors are not mentioned. That is an antediluvian approach; it is self-defeating, and it is a recipe for strife and confrontation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The idea of that antediluvian bridge as the gateway to the most modern coalfield in the world is an anachronism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have already referred to the antediluvian period before 1979 as having represented a model for an anarchy in industrial relations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The labour force has been attacked as being antediluvian and feudal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They want to see their personal standards increased and do not believe in having 19th century hospitals or antediluvian roads. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is an honest attempt to abolish, as far as possible, those antediluvian anomalies which have been the curse of the community. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are antediluvian anomalies if you compare restriction of this kind with opinion as it exists to-day in relation to these matters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His views on public libraries are antediluvian and bear no relation to the excellent library facilities that we have. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So to those aged 20, anyone aged 40 is antediluvian. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not time this antediluvian idea was reconsidered? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He described it as "too wooden, too iron, too inelastic, too antediluvian," to be of any use for the modern purpose we have in view. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clause 34 removes what is really an antediluvian restriction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot continue to base everything on that antediluvian depression mentality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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