prehistoric
01
史前的, 史前时代的
relating or belonging to the time before history was recorded
例子
Archaeologists discovered prehistoric artifacts in the cave.
考古学家在洞穴中发现了史前文物。
Prehistoric humans lived in caves and used stone tools for hunting.
史前人类住在洞穴里，使用石器打猎。
02
史前的, 远古的
referring to a stage in the development of a language for which no written records of its sounds or forms have survived
例子
Linguists study prehistoric languages by comparing their descendants to reconstruct lost forms.
语言学家通过比较其后代来重建丢失的形式，研究史前语言。
The prehistoric stage of Indo-European languages is crucial to understanding their modern variants.
印欧语言的史前阶段对于理解它们的现代变体至关重要。
Informal例子
His cellphone is so prehistoric, it does n’t even have a touch screen.
他的手机太原始了，连触摸屏都没有。
The office still uses prehistoric filing cabinets instead of digital storage.
办公室仍然使用史前文件柜而不是数字存储。
词汇树
prehistoric
historic
history
