| 释义 |
primitive /primˈi-tiv/ adjective- Belonging to earliest times or the earlier stages of development
- Original
- Ancient
- Antiquated, old-fashioned
- Simple, rough, crude or rudimentary
- Not derivative (philology)
- Fundamental
- First formed, of early origin (biology)
- Of the earliest formation (old geology)
- (of a culture or society) not advanced, lacking a written language and having only simple technical skills
- Simple, naive or unsophisticated in style and approach (art)
noun- An unsophisticated person or thing
- That from which other things are derived
- A root word
- (with cap) a Primitive Methodist
- A painter or picture of pre-Renaissance date or manner
- A modern painting or artist characterized by simplicity or naivety of approach to subject and technique
ORIGIN: L prīmitīvus, an extension of prīmus first primˈitively adverb primˈitiveness noun primˈitivism noun - Approbation of primitive ways, primitive Christianity, primitive art, etc
- Primitive Methodism
primˈitivist noun Primitive Methodism noun Primitive Methodist noun A member of a religious body (Primitive Methodist Connection) founded in 1810, united with the Wesleyan Methodists and United Methodists in 1932 primitive streak noun In developing mammals, birds and reptiles, a thickening of the upper layer of the blastoderm along the axis of the future embryo |