单词 | primeval forest |
释义 | > as lemmasprimeval forest primeval forest n. a very old or ancient forest, esp. one in a natural state, untouched by agriculture or industry. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [noun] > wooded land > types of ripplelOE wildwooda1122 rough1332 firth?a1400 tod stripec1446 osiard1509 bush1523 bush-ground1523 fritha1552 island1638 oak landc1658 pinelandc1658 piney wood1666 broom-land1707 pine barrenc1721 pine savannah1735 savannah1735 thick woods1754 scrub-land1779 olive wood1783 primeval forest1789 open wood1790 strong woods1792 scrub1805 oak flata1816 sertão1816 sprout-land1824 flatwoods1841 bush-land1842 tall timber1845 amber forest1846 caatinga1846 mahogany scrub1846 bush-flat1847 myall country1847 national forest1848 selva1849 monte1851 virgin forest1851 bush-country1855 savannah forest1874 bush-range1879 bushveld1879 protection forest1889 mulga1896 wood-bush1896 shinnery1901 fringing forest1903 monsoon forest1903 rainforest1903 savannah woodland1903 thorn forest1903 tropical rainforest1903 gallery forest1920 cloud forest1922 rain jungle1945 mato1968 1789 J. F. Stanfield Guinea Voy. ii. 12 High, where primeval forests shade the land, And in majestic, solemn, order stand. 1837 C. Darwin Let. 20 Sept. in Corr. (1986) II. 48 I never saw a primeval forest that was not an impenetrable jungle. 1900 Knowledge 1 Mar. 67/1 On the clearances amid the dense and luxuriant primeval forest..dwell a number of interesting aboriginal wild tribes. 2002 Independent (Nexis) 24 Aug. 10 Pausing to point out an oak tree that is 500 years old, not uncommon in this untouched primeval forest. < as lemmas |
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