adj.过时的,
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
antediluvian (adjective)1.
of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
2.
a) made, evolved, or developed a long time ago - an antediluvian automobile
b) extremely primitive or outmoded - an antediluvian prejudice
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
antediluvian (adjective)dating or surviving from the distant past
SYNONYMS:
aged, age-old, antediluvian, antique, dateless, hoar, hoary, immemorial, old, venerableRELATED WORDS:
aging ( ageing), mature; antiquated, archaic, archaistic, dated, fusty, geriatric, medieval ( mediaeval), moldy, Noachian, obsolete, outmoded, out-of-date, passé; old-fashioned, old-time, old-world, retro, vintage; durable, enduring, lasting, long-lived, permanent; ageless, hallowed, time-honored, timeless, time-tested, timeworn, traditional, tried, tried-and-true; classic, classical; prehistoric ( prehistorical), primeval, primordialNEAR ANTONYMS:
fresh, vernal, young, youthful; contemporary, current, latest, mod, novel, present-day, ultramodern; untested, untried; brand-new, unused, unworna person with old-fashioned ideas
SYNONYMS:
antediluvian, Colonel Blimp, dodo, fossil, fud, fuddy-duddy, mossback, reactionary, stick-in-the-mud, stuffed shirtRELATED WORDS:
conservative, rightist, Tory; mandarin, old hand, old-timer, veteran; old maidNEAR ANTONYMS:
liberal, progressive, radical