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pri·meval (also prim·aeval ) BrE /praɪˈmiːvl/ NAmE /praɪˈmiːvl/ adjective [usually before noun ]from the earliest period of the history of the world , very ancient 远古的;原始的◆ primeval forests 原始森林(formal ) (of a feeling , or a desire 感觉或欲望) very strong and not based on reason , as if from the earliest period of human life 出于原始天性的◆ primeval urges 本能的欲望 |