Antediluvian patriarch
(基督教《圣经》中指大洪水以前的人类的)祖先(从亚当到诺亚)
🧩 词语组成解析
antediluvian
[,æntɪdɪ'luvɪən]
adj. (<圣经>上说的)大洪水以前的;<口>非常古老的;
n. 大洪水以前的人或事物;年迈的人;老朽;远远落后于时代的人;
ante前+di分开+luv洗,冲洗+ian...的→大洪水前的→远古的
🗣️ 情景例句
My pleasure.
不客气。
She felt in her bones that she would succeed.
她坚信自己能够成功。
As if this were not enough to reduce you to tears, your husband arrives, unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner.
好像这一切还不足以使你急得掉泪，你的丈夫接着回来了，事先没打招呼就带来3个客人吃饭。