immemorial
英 [?m?'m??r??l]
美[,?m?'m?r??l]
- adj. 遠(yuǎn)古的，古老的；無(wú)法追憶的
GRE
中文詞源
immemorial 遠(yuǎn)古的
im-,不，非，memorial,有記憶的。即沒(méi)有記憶的，遠(yuǎn)古的。
英文詞源
- immemorial (adj.)
- c. 1600, from French immémorial (16c.) "old beyond memory," from Medieval Latin immemorialis, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + memorialis (see memorial). Something immemorial is ancient beyond memory; something immemorable is not memorable.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The Barton family have lived in this village since time immemorial.
- 巴頓家族自古以來(lái)就住在這個(gè)村里.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. From time immemorial there has been the belief that there are good and bad places to be.
- 人生既有順境，也有逆境，這種觀念自古有之。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. It has remained virtually unchanged since time immemorial.
- 實(shí)際上，自古以來(lái)它幾乎沒(méi)有任何改變。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. Communicable diseases have been a curse of mankind since time immemorial.
- 自古以來(lái),某些傳染性疾病就是人類的災(zāi)禍.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. There have been ponies on Dartmoor from time immemorial.
- 自遠(yuǎn)古以來(lái),達(dá)特穆?tīng)柛咴鸵恢庇行⌒婉R.
來(lái)自辭典例句