StoneAgeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: 'stōn āj", IPA: /ˈstəʊn ˌeɪdʒ/
• (米国発音) enPR: 'stōn āj", IPA: /ˈstoʊn ˌeɪdʒ/

固有名詞

the Stone Age

1. (archaeology, paleontology) A broad prehistoric period during which humans widely used stone for toolmaking.

   Holonym: prehistory

   Meronyms: Old Stone Age, Paleolithic; Mesolithic; New Stone Age, Neolithic; Pre-Pottery Neolithic, Pre-Pottery Neolithic A, Pre-Pottery Neolithic B; Chalcolithic, Cyprolithic, Copper Age

   Coordinate terms: Iron Age, Bronze Age

2. (figuratively, informal) Any extremely primitive or undeveloped era.

   If they attack our country, we'll bomb them back to the Stone Age!

   • 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Terminal Five (Normal):

     Welcome back to the Stone Age, vermin. Welcome home.

3. (figuratively) The time a particular field was introduced and was in its earliest stages of development.

派生語

Further reading

• Stone Age on Wikipedia.Wikipedia