neolithic

• adj. [古] 新石器时代的；早先的

中文词源

neo-,新，-lith,石头，词源同lithosphere。

英文词源

Neolithic

Neolithic: see lithograph

neolithic (adj.)

"pertaining to the later Stone Age," 1865, coined by John Lubbock, later Baron Avebury, (1834-1913) from neo- + -lith "stone."

双语例句

1. Cattle were first domesticated in Neolithic times.

新石器时代有人开始驯养牛.

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2. By 10,000 BC, most of mankind was at the Neolithic level.

到公元前10000年, 大部分人类已经处于新石器时代的水平.

来自英汉非文学 - 历史

3. The Neolithic Age ( New Stone Age ) was beginning.

新石器 时代正在开始.

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4. They were entering upon a new phase in human culture, the Neolithic phase ( New Stone Age ).

他们正进人人类文化的一个新阶段, 即 新石器 时代.

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5. Neolithic people have taken one more small step toward increasing their familiarity with the heavens.

新石器时代的人们向着了解天体方面又迈出了一小步.

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