adj.原始的; 遠(yuǎn)古的; 人類或動(dòng)物發(fā)展早期的; 發(fā)展水平低的; 落后的
n.文藝復(fù)興前的藝術(shù)家(或作品); 原始派畫家(或作品)

復(fù)數(shù)：primitives

牛津詞典

adj.

原始的；遠(yuǎn)古的belonging to a very simple society with no industry, etc.

primitive tribes原始部落

primitive beliefs原始的信仰

原始的；人類或動(dòng)物發(fā)展早期的belonging to an early stage in the development of humans or animals

primitive man原始人

發(fā)展水平低的；落后的very simple and old-fashioned, especially when sth is also not convenient and comfortable

The methods of communication used during the war were primitive by today's standards.按今天的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，大戰(zhàn)時(shí)期使用的通訊方法非常簡陋。

The facilities on the campsite were very primitive.營地的設(shè)施非常簡陋。

原始本能的very strong and not based on reason, as if from the earliest period of human life

a primitive instinct原始本能

noun

文藝復(fù)興前的藝術(shù)家（或作品）an artist of the period before the Renaissance; an example of work from this period

原始派畫家（或作品）an artist who paints in a very simple style like a child; an example of the work of such an artist

柯林斯詞典

ADJ-GRADED 原始的；遠(yuǎn)古的；未開化的Primitive means belonging to a society in which people live in a very simple way, usually without industries or a writing system....studies of primitive societies.對(duì)原始社會(huì)的研究

...primitive tribes.原始部落

ADJ-GRADED （動(dòng)植物）原始的，低等的，進(jìn)化初期的Primitive means belonging to a very early period in the development of an animal or plant....primitive whales...原始鯨

Primitive humans needed to be able to react like this to escape from dangerous animals...原始人必須要能作出這樣的反應(yīng)以逃避危險(xiǎn)的動(dòng)物。

It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃離危險(xiǎn)的地方是一種原始本能。

ADJ-GRADED 古老的；簡陋的If you describe something as primitive, you mean that it is very simple in style or very old-fashioned.The conditions are primitive by any standards...無論用什么標(biāo)準(zhǔn)來衡量，其條件都很簡陋。

The primitive surgery of those days left him virtually deaf in one ear...那時(shí)候簡陋的外科手術(shù)讓他一只耳朵幾乎失聰。

It's using some rather primitive technology.它使用的是非常古老的技術(shù)。

雙語例句

Aboriginal art has finally gained recognition and broken away from being labelled as 'primitive' or 'exotic' 土著藝術(shù)最終獲得了承認(rèn)，并擺脫了“原始”或“異域情調(diào)”的標(biāo)簽。

Duffy's primitive guitar playing is well below par 達(dá)菲粗糙的吉他演奏技巧遠(yuǎn)不夠水平。

The paradox is that the region's most dynamic economies have the most primitive financial systems 矛盾之處在于這個(gè)地區(qū)最有活力的經(jīng)濟(jì)體卻有著最落后的金融體系。

Primitive humans needed to be able to react like this to escape from dangerous animals 原始人必須要能作出這樣的反應(yīng)以逃避危險(xiǎn)的動(dòng)物。

It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger. 逃離危險(xiǎn)的地方是一種原始本能。

The conditions are primitive by any standards 無論用什么標(biāo)準(zhǔn)來衡量，其條件都很簡陋。

The primitive surgery of those days left him virtually deaf in one ear 那時(shí)候簡陋的外科手術(shù)讓他一只耳朵幾乎失聰。

It's using some rather primitive technology. 它使用的是非常古老的技術(shù)。

Primitive man hunted wild animals with crude stone implements. 原始社會(huì)的人用粗糙的石器獵取野獸。

She brought her children into the world at a time when obstetrics was a primitive art. 她生孩子的時(shí)候，產(chǎn)科學(xué)還是一門原始醫(yī)術(shù)。

Primitive tribes lived by fishing, hunting and gathering. 原始部落靠漁獵采集為生。

Primitive man quickly learned how to manipulate tools. 原始人很快就學(xué)會(huì)了使用工具。

Life in the village is too primitive for me; if you want any water you have to pump it up from a well. 生活在這個(gè)村子里對(duì)我來說太不方便了；如果你想要點(diǎn)水，就得從井里打上來。

Though primitive and crude in form, this stone carving has very high artistic value. 這座石刻雖然形式古拙，但是很有藝術(shù)價(jià)值。

He was an Italian primitive. 他是一位意大利文藝復(fù)興以前的藝術(shù)家。

He made a primitive boat out of some pieces of wood. 他用幾塊木頭做了艘簡易的小船。

He used a camera obscura, which was a primitive camera. 他用的是照相暗盒兒，最原始的相機(jī)。

At the end, the construction was primitive. 頂端的設(shè)施很原始。

The scientific investigation team devote themselves to seeking for traces of primitive man. 科考隊(duì)一直致力于找尋原始人類的遺蹤。

A primitive way of making a fire is by rubbing two stones together. 原始、簡單的生火辦法是摩擦兩塊石頭。

The constitution of a primitive society is not necessarily simple. 原始社會(huì)的結(jié)構(gòu)未必簡單。

This epic extolled the founder of this primitive tribe. 這部史詩歌頌了這個(gè)原始部落的創(chuàng)始人。

Lawrence's world travels and his intense hatred of industrialism made primitive cultures fascinating to him. 勞倫斯的世界旅行和他對(duì)產(chǎn)業(yè)主義的強(qiáng)烈憎恨使早期的文化對(duì)他更具有吸引力。

This was primitive man. 這都是原始人做的。

It has reflected nationality's common primitive mythical thinking of the same cultural source. 它反映了同一文化源頭民族共同的原始神話思維。

In Xia dynasty, China had gradually entered the slave society from the primitive society. 夏朝的中國由原始社會(huì)逐步進(jìn)入了奴隸社會(huì)。

This was a crucial step in the development of primitive dance. 這在原始舞蹈的發(fā)展進(jìn)程中是至關(guān)重要的一步。

This is not a primitive barter system. 這不是一個(gè)原始的交換系統(tǒng)。

Adam Smith and Marx expound respectively the issue of primitive accumulation from different angles. 亞當(dāng)？斯密和馬克思從不同的角度對(duì)原始積累問題做了代表性的論述。

Primitive in customs and culture. 在風(fēng)俗和文化上處于原始狀態(tài)。

同義詞辨析

originalinitialprimitive【導(dǎo)航詞義：原始的，最早的】

original adj. 最初的，原始的

〔辨析〕指最早存在或出現(xiàn)的，只作定語。

〔例證〕The original settlers here are the Indians.最早在這里定居的是印第安人。This house has been returned to the original owner.這幢房子已經(jīng)歸還了原主。The original painting is now worth 800 dollars.這幅畫的原作現(xiàn)在值800美元。The following are extracts from the original article.以下是原文的節(jié)選。

initial adj. 開始的，最初的

〔辨析〕指發(fā)生或出現(xiàn)于某過程的初始階段的，只作定語。

〔例證〕The initial talks formed the basis of the final agreement.最初的會(huì)談形成了最終協(xié)議的基礎(chǔ)。After overcoming her initial shyness, Maria became very friendly.克服了起初的羞怯之后，瑪麗亞變得十分友善。

primitive adj. 原始的，遠(yuǎn)古的

〔辨析〕指生命或人類發(fā)展的初期階段的。

〔例證〕Primitive people usually lived in caves.原始人通常住在山洞里。This book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.該書描述了一個(gè)原始社會(huì)的開化過程。The living conditions there were pretty primitive.那里的生活條件甚為原始。

英英釋義

noun

a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms

`pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived

a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived

a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization

Synonym:primitive person

adj

used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies

primitive societies

little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type

archaic forms of life

primitive mammals

the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe

Synonym:archaic

belonging to an early stage of technical development

the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man

primitive movies of the 1890s

primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains

Synonym:cruderude

of or created by one without formal training

primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking

Synonym:naive