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primitive

美 [ˈprɪmətɪv]英 [ˈprɪmətɪv]
  • adj.原始的;落后的;远古的;原始本能的;人类或动物发展早期的;发展水平低的
  • n.文艺复兴前的艺术家(或作品);原始派画家(或作品)

复数: primitives 最高级: most primitive 比较级: more primitive 派生词: primitively adv.;primitiveness n.

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adj.

1

原始的;远古的
belonging to a very simple society with no industry, etc.

primitive tribes

原始部落

primitive beliefs

原始的信仰

2

原始的;人类或动物发展早期的
belonging to an early stage in the development of humans or animals

primitive man

原始人

3

发展水平低的;落后的
very simple and old-fashioned, especially when sth is also not convenient and comfortable

The methods of communication used during the war were primitive by today's standards.

按今天的标准,大战时期使用的通讯方法非常简陋。

The facilities on the campsite were very primitive.

营地的设施非常简陋。

4

原始本能的
very strong and not based on reason, as if from the earliest period of human life

a primitive instinct

原始本能

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noun

1

文艺复兴前的艺术家(或作品)
an artist of the period before the Renaissance; an example of work from this period

2

原始派画家(或作品)
an artist who paints in a very simple style like a child; an example of the work of such an artist

primitive

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 原始的;远古的;未开化的
    Primitive means belonging to a society in which people live in a very simple way, usually without industries or a writing system.

    ...studies of primitive societies.

    对原始社会的研究

  • 2
    ADJ-GRADED (动植物)原始的,低等的,进化初期的
    Primitive means belonging to a very early period in the development of an animal or plant.

    ...primitive whales...

    原始鲸

  • 3
    ADJ-GRADED 古老的;简陋的
    If you describe something as primitive, you mean that it is very simple in style or very old-fashioned.

    The conditions are primitive by any standards...

    无论用什么标准来衡量,其条件都很简陋。

noun

1
a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms
`pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived
2
a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
3
a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
Synonym: primitive person

adj

1
used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies
primitive societies
2
little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
archaic forms of life
primitive mammals
the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe
Synonym: archaic
3
belonging to an early stage of technical development;characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man
primitive movies of the 1890s
primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains
Synonym: crude rude
4
of or created by one without formal training;simple or naive in style
primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking
Synonym: naive

数据来源:WordNet

  1. He used a camera obscura , which was a primitive camera .

    他用的是照相暗盒儿,最原始的相机。

  2. Such a kind of primitive historical education had striking features of times .

    这种原始的历史教育具有鲜明的时代特点。

  3. The methods of communication used during the war were primitive by today 's standards .

    按今天的标准,大战时期使用的通讯方法非常简陋。

  4. The facilities on the campsite were very primitive .

    营地的设施非常简陋。

  5. It 's using some rather primitive technology .

    它使用的是非常古老的技术。

  6. The primitive surgery of those days left him virtually deaf in one ear

    那时候简陋的外科手术让他一只耳朵几乎失聪。

  7. The conditions are primitive by any standards

    无论用什么标准来衡量,其条件都很简陋。

  8. The paradox is that the region 's most dynamic economies have the most primitive financial systems

    矛盾之处在于这个地区最有活力的经济体却有着最落后的金融体系。

  9. Primitive humans needed to be able to react like this to escape from dangerous animals

    原始人必须要能作出这样的反应以逃避危险的动物。

  10. It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger .

    逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。

  11. Duffy 's primitive guitar playing is well below par

    达菲粗糙的吉他演奏技巧远不够水平。

  12. Aboriginal art has finally gained recognition and broken away from being labelled as ' primitive ' or ' exotic '

    土著艺术最终获得了承认,并摆脱了“原始”或“异域情调”的标签。

  13. This book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society .

    该书描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。

  14. The living conditions there were pretty primitive .

    那里的生活条件甚为原始。

  15. Primitive people usually lived in caves .

    原始人通常住在山洞里。

  16. She brought her children into the world at a time when obstetrics was a primitive art .

    她生孩子的时候,产科学还是一门原始医术。

  17. Primitive man hunted wild animals with crude stone implements .

    原始社会的人用粗糙的石器猎取野兽。

  18. Primitive tribes lived by fishing , hunting and gathering .

    原始部落靠渔猎采集为生。

  19. At the end , the construction was primitive .

    顶端的设施很原始。

  20. The constitution of a primitive society is not necessarily simple .

    原始社会的结构未必简单。

  21. A primitive way of making a fire is by rubbing two stones together .

    原始、简单的生火办法是摩擦两块石头。

  22. He made a primitive boat out of some pieces of wood .

    他用几块木头做了艘简易的小船。

  23. Primitive man quickly learned how to manipulate tools .

    原始人很快就学会了使用工具。

  24. Though primitive and crude in form , this stone carving has very high artistic value .

    这座石刻虽然形式古拙,但是很有艺术价值。

  25. The scientific investigation team devote themselves to seeking for traces of primitive man .

    科考队一直致力于找寻原始人类的遗踪。

  26. The Anthropology of the future will not be concerned above all else with primitives .

    未来的人类学不会以原始人为主要的研究对象。

  27. Life in the village is too primitive for me ; if you want any water you have to pump it up from a well .

    生活在这个村子里对我来说太不方便了;如果你想要点水,就得从井里打上来。

  28. He was an Italian primitive .

    他是一位意大利文艺复兴以前的艺术家。

  29. " Social norms are primitive and elemental , " says Dr. Robert Cialdini , author of Influence : The Psychology of Persuasion .

    《影响:说服心理学》一书的作者罗伯特·夏尔迪尼博士说:“社会规范是原始而基本的。”

  30. One method of inferring phylogeny is to pinpoint primitive as opposed to advanced characters .

    推断系统发育的一个方法是准确查明那些与进化性状相对的原始性状

original initial primitive 【导航词义:原始的,最早的】
original v. 最初的,原始的
〔辨析〕

指最早存在或出现的,只作定语。

〔例证〕

The original settlers here are the Indians.

最早在这里定居的是印第安人。

This house has been returned to the original owner.

这幢房子已经归还了原主。

The original painting is now worth 800 dollars.

这幅画的原作现在值800美元。

The following are extracts from the original article.

以下是原文的节选。

initial v. 开始的,最初的
〔辨析〕

指发生或出现于某过程的初始阶段的,只作定语。

〔例证〕

The initial talks formed the basis of the final agreement.

最初的会谈形成了最终协议的基础。

After overcoming her initial shyness, Maria became very friendly.

克服了起初的羞怯之后,玛丽亚变得十分友善。

primitive v. 原始的,远古的
〔辨析〕

指生命或人类发展的初期阶段的。

〔例证〕

Primitive people usually lived in caves.

原始人通常住在山洞里。

This book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.

该书描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。

The living conditions there were pretty primitive.

那里的生活条件甚为原始。