primitive

• 指处于早期发展阶段的事物；简单的、基础的或未开化的。

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.

   原始的

   • 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.

   同义词ancientarchaicearlyoriginalprimalprimevalprimordial

   反义词advanceddevelopedmodernsophisticated

2. Simple or basicB1formal

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

   原始的

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

   同义词basiccrudeelementaryrudimentarysimpleunsophisticated

   反义词advancedcomplexdevelopedmodernsophisticated

3. Instinctive or primalB2formal

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

   本能的

   • 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.

   同义词animalelementalgutinnateinstinctiveprimalprimevalprimordialrawvisceral

   反义词advancedcivilizedrefinedsophisticated

• 名词，指某事物的早期、基本或未发展的形式；也指属于前工业社会的人。

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.

   原始人

   • 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.

   同义词ancestorcave dwellercavemanhominid

   反义词civilizedcontemporarymodern

2. Simple or basic thingB2formal

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

   原始事物

   • 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.

   同义词basicessentialfundamentaloriginalrudiment

   反义词advancedcomplexdevelopedsophisticated