primitive

• Относящийся к ранней стадии развития; простой, базовый или неразвитый.

Relating to an early stage of development; simple, basic, or unsophisticated.

1. Early stage of developmentB1formal

   Relating to the earliest or original stage of something, especially human society or technology.

   Примитивный

   • Primitive tools were made from stone and wood.
   • The tribe lived in primitive conditions without electricity.
   • Primitive art often depicts scenes of hunting and daily life.

   Synonymsancientarchaicearlyoriginalprimalprimevalprimordial

   Antonymsadvanceddevelopedmodernsophisticated

2. Simple or basicB1formal

   Very simple, basic, or unsophisticated in design or function.

   Примитивный

   • The shelter was primitive, consisting of only a few branches.
   • His cooking skills are primitive at best.
   • The primitive computer had very limited memory.

   Synonymsbasiccrudeelementaryrudimentarysimpleunsophisticated

   Antonymsadvancedcomplexdevelopedmodernsophisticated

3. Instinctive or primalB2formal

   Relating to basic, instinctive, or primal behaviors or emotions.

   Инстинктивный

   • He felt a primitive urge to run away from danger.
   • The fear was a primitive response to the unknown.
   • Primitive instincts often drive survival behavior.

   Synonymsanimalelementalgutinnateinstinctiveprimalprimevalprimordialrawvisceral

   Antonymsadvancedcivilizedrefinedsophisticated

• Существительное, обозначающее раннюю, базовую или неразвитую форму чего-либо, или человека, принадлежащего к доиндустриальному обществу.

A noun referring to an early, basic, or undeveloped form of something, or a person belonging to a pre-industrial society.

1. Early human or ancestorB2formal

   A person belonging to an early stage of human development or a prehistoric society.

   Первобытный человек

   • The cave paintings were created by primitives thousands of years ago.
   • Anthropologists study the tools used by primitives.
   • Primitives lived in small hunter-gatherer groups.

   Synonymsancestorcave dwellercavemanhominid

   Antonymscivilizedcontemporarymodern

2. Simple or basic thingB2formal

   Something that is basic, unsophisticated, or from an early stage of development.

   Примитив

   • The early computer was a primitive compared to modern devices.
   • This wooden plow is a primitive of agricultural technology.
   • The artist's early works are considered primitives of the style.

   Synonymsbasicessentialfundamentaloriginalrudiment

   Antonymsadvancedcomplexdevelopedsophisticated