英英單字圖文記憶(110)
immemorial [ˌɪməˈmɔriəl]:
You use
immemorial to indicate that something has existed for many centuries.【無法追憶的;遠古的;古老的】
If you say that
something has been happening since time immemorial or from time immemorial, you
are emphasizing that it has been happening for many centuries. 【自遠古以來】
【分解】:前綴im = not;字根memor = memory,表示"記憶";後綴ial = 形容詞,…的。
【分析】:”不能記得的” = “遠古的”。
For example,
The Barton family
have lived in this village since time immemorial.
巴頓家族自古以來就住在這個村裡。