primitive
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ Primitive means belonging to a society in which people live in a very simple way, usually without industries or a writing system. 原始的 (社会)
...studies of primitive societies. …对原始社会的研究。
2. ADJ Primitive means belonging to a very early period in the development of an animal or plant. 原始的 (动物、植物)
...primitive whales. …原始鲸。
Primitive humans needed to be able to react like this to escape from dangerous animals. 原始人们需要能够像这样反应以逃脱危险的动物。
3. ADJ If you describe something as primitive, you mean that it is very simple in style or very old-fashioned. 简陋的; 旧式的
The conditions are primitive by any standards. 这些条件以任何标准衡量都是简陋的。
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primitive /ˈprɪmɪtɪv/
剑桥词典
- relating to human society at a very early stage of development , with people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system
- These primitive peoples are believed to have worshipped the phallus as a symbol of regeneration.
- Twelve thousand years ago, our ancestors were primitive savages living in caves .
- These creatures are generally taken to be descended from primitive fishes .
- a primitive stone axe
- The conditions at the campsite were rather primitive. 返回 primitive
原始的，早期的，远古的
Primitive races colonized these islands 2,000 years ago. 原始种族2000年前开拓了这些岛屿。
primitive man 原始人
The spiny anteater is a mammal , although a very primitive one. 针鼹属于哺乳动物，尽管是非常原始的一种。
C1 disapproving
Primitive living conditions are basic , unpleasant , and uncomfortable .
无现代设施的，简陋的
Early settlers had to cope with very primitive living conditions . 早期殖民者不得不应付非常原始的生存条件。
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