名詞 prehistory:

1. the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word
   同義詞：prehistoric culture

pre.his.to.ry

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 pre.his.to.ries
History of humankind in the period before recorded history.
史前史：有歷史記載之前的人類(lèi)歷史
The circumstances or developments leading up to or surrounding a current situation, event, or development; background:
背景：導(dǎo)致或圍繞目前狀況、事件或發(fā)展的情況或發(fā)展?fàn)顩r；背景：
例句：
.[He] then told me the curious prehistory of his obsessive interest in the seduction theory. (Janet Malcolm)
.然后[他] 告訴了我他對(duì)誘惑理論產(chǎn)生強(qiáng)烈興趣的奇怪的背景. (珍尼特·馬爾科姆)

【引伸】
pre.histor.ian