| 单词 | neanderthal |
| 释义 | neanderthal (once / 1313257 pages) adj A neanderthal is someone who is rude and not very smart. If your brother interrupts your garden party by spraying your guests with a hose, you can call him a neanderthal. When neanderthal is spelled with a lower-case n, it means a cretin or a dolt — a rough, mean, and slightly foolish person. If you spell it with a capital N, it means an extinct species of human being, and it's the root of the lower-case version. The word Neanderthal is German, named for the Neander Valley where human fossils have been found, and around 1926 neanderthal became popular British slang for a "big, brutish, stupid person." WORD FAMILYneanderthal USAGE EXAMPLESWomen are not second class citizens so quit making excuses for this abusive neanderthal garbage. New York Times(Nov 04, 2016) Where once Rice’s image was tarnished by his neanderthal behavior, those images suddenly tarnished everyone associated with him. Newsweek(Sep 09, 2014) I have a neanderthal theory about beating a team three times in one season. Seattle Times(Dec 07, 2013) adj ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance Syn boorish, loutish, neandertal, oafish, swinish unrefined (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth Neanderthal (once / 9983 pages) nadj WORD FAMILY Neanderthal: Neanderthaler, Neanderthals USAGE EXAMPLESThat resulted in Short being described as “sexist” and a “Neanderthal.” Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) The researchers compared the genomes of nearly 200 Inuit with genomes of Neanderthals, Denisovans and modern populations around the world. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) The mutation was also present in our evolutionary "cousins" - the Neanderthals and Denisovans. BBC(Dec 07, 2016) 1n extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia Syn|Hyper Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, Neandertal, Neandertal man, Neanderthal man homo, human, human being, man any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage 2adj relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man Neanderthal skull Syn Neandertal, Neanderthalian |
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