prehistory
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/ˌpriːˈhɪstri/
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/ˌpriːˈhɪstri/
The time before people wrote down history.
In prehistory, people learned to use tools made of stone.
在史前时代,人们学会了使用石头制成的工具。
The beginning stages before something became well-known or organized.
The prehistory of the internet was marked by early experiments with computer networks.
互联网的史前时代以早期的计算机网络实验为标志。