pre-Columbian

短语

a. 哥伦布到达美洲大陆以前的

别名

precolumbian Precolumbian

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Before the voyages of Christopher Columbus of the 1490s which introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas.

    历史

    since pre-Columbian times

    unknown in Europe in pre-Columbian times

  2. 2.

    Referring to the cultures of the Americas before the European influence, specifically to the era before the continent was visited by Christopher Columbus.

    pre-Columbian cultures

    pre-Columbian civilizations

词源

From pre- + Columbian.

来源：wiktionary