primitive
US /ˈprɪm.ə.t̬ɪv/
UK /ˈprɪm.ə.t̬ɪv/
形容詞
1.
原始的, 早期的
relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something
範例:
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Early humans used primitive tools for hunting.
早期人類使用原始工具狩獵。
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The tribe lived in a primitive society.
這個部落生活在原始社會。
2.
簡陋的, 粗糙的
not developed or sophisticated; crude
範例:
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The computer graphics were quite primitive by today's standards.
按照今天的標準，這些電腦圖形相當簡陋。
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His understanding of the subject was very primitive.
他對這個主題的理解非常粗淺。
名詞
1.
原始人, 未開化的人
a person belonging to a preliterate, nonindustrial society or culture
範例:
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The anthropologist studied the customs of the primitives.
人類學家研究了原始人的習俗。
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Some art critics refer to certain self-taught artists as primitives.
一些藝術評論家將某些自學成才的藝術家稱為原始派。
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