Piltdown man
/ˌpɪltdaʊn ˈmæn/
/ˈpɪltdaʊn mæn/
- a type of prehistoric human being that was believed to exist in ancient times. Piltdown man was 'discovered' when some bones were found in 1912 on Piltdown Common in southern England. It was later proved to be a trick, perhaps meant as a joke, when scientific tests showed that they were a mixture of modern human and ape (= an animal like a large monkey) bones that had been treated to look ancient.
落落的人：一种史前人类，据信存在于古代。当1912年在英格兰南部的Piltdown Common发现一些骨头时，Piltdown人被“发现”。后来被证明是一个把戏，也许是在开玩笑，当时科学测试表明，它们是现代人类和猿猴（一种像大猴子的动物）骨头的混合物，被认为看上去很古老。