immemorial
UK [ˌɪm.ə'mɔ:.ri.əl] US [-'mɔ:r.i-] adjective
from/since time immemorial literary
■for a very long time 从很早开始，自古以来•Her family had farmed that land since time immemorial.她的家族从很早开始就在那块土地上耕耘了。 ■formal
■existing or traditional for an extremely long time 年代久远的；古老的•She said it was the immemorial custom of the villagers to have a feast after the harvesting.她说村民在收割之后举行宴会是一个古老的风俗。 |