| 单词 | primitive |
| 释义 | adjective | noun primitiveprimitive1 /ˈprɪmət̮ɪv/ ●●○ adjective 1WAY OF LIFE having a simple way of life that existed in the past and does not include modern industries and machines: a primitive society2EARLY DEVELOPMENT belonging to an early stage in the development of humans or of plants or animals: primitive man fossils of primitive algae3NOT MODERN very simple or uncomfortable, without modern features: primitive machinery Conditions at the camp are very primitive.4FEELINGS primitive feelings are not based on reason, and seem to come from a part of people’s character that is ancient and animal-like: primitive urges5ART a)made in a simple style like a child’s by an artist with no formal training b)made by someone from a primitive society—primitively adverb—primitiveness noun [uncountable] adjective | noun primitiveprimitive2 noun [countable] 1old-fashioned offensive used in the past to mean someone from a simple society who is not used to modern machines or ways of life2eng. lang. arts a painter who paints simple pictures like those of a child3eng. lang. arts a painter or sculptor of the time before the Renaissance |
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