单词 | pre-silurian |
释义 | > as lemmaspre-Silurian pre-Silurian adj. Brit. /ˌpriːsʌɪˈl(j)ʊərɪən/ , /ˌpriːsᵻˈl(j)ʊərɪən/ , /ˌpriːsʌɪˈl(j)ɔːrɪən/ , /ˌpriːsᵻˈl(j)ɔːrɪən/ , U.S. /ˌprisəˈlʊriən/ , /ˌpriˌsaɪˈlʊriən/ ΚΠ 1860 W. H. Harvey Let. 24 Aug. in C. Darwin Corr. (1993) VIII. 325 We shall not trouble ourselves to compare thereby the enormous length of the post-silurian epoch (from the present year, back to the date of the first silurian bed):—but let us endeavour to conceive, guided by palæontological evidence, the probable length of the pre-silurian-organic period, from the lowest bed of the Primordial Form. 1993 Nature 15 July 223/1 The pre-Silurian terrestrial environment was not devoid of plants. < as lemmas |
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