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primitive

释义

primitive

adjective

UK /ˈprɪmətɪv/

1
at a very simple stage of development, before modern technology
a primitive society/tribe
Synonyms and related words
Culture, society and civilization
advanced
civilisation
civilise
1. 1a
  relating to a very early stage in the development of humans, animals, or plants
  primitive man/life
  primitive creatures like jellyfish and corals
  Synonyms and related words
  The time before history was written down
  ammonite
  Carboniferous
  caveman
2
very simple in design
primitive tools
a primitive camera
Synonyms and related words
Ordinary and normal
BAU
identikit
normal
1. 2a
  old-fashioned, simple, and without modern features or comforts
  The conditions in the camp were fairly primitive.
  a remote and primitive cottage in the mountains
  Synonyms and related words
  Old-fashioned
  old-fashioned
  primitive
  obsolete
3
natural and done or experienced without thinking
a primitive instinct
Synonyms and related words
Not planned
random
arbitrary
spontaneous

primitive

adjective

US /ˈprɪmətɪv/

1
at a very simple stage of development, before modern technology
a primitive society/tribe
Synonyms and related words
Culture, society and civilization
advanced
civilisation
civilise
1. 1a
  relating to a very early stage in the development of humans, animals, or plants
  primitive man/life
  primitive creatures like jellyfish and corals
  Synonyms and related words
  The time before history was written down
  ammonite
  Carboniferous
  caveman
2
very simple in design
primitive tools
a primitive camera
Synonyms and related words
Ordinary and normal
BAU
identikit
normal
1. 2a
  old-fashioned, simple, and without modern features or comforts
  The conditions in the camp were fairly primitive.
  a remote and primitive cottage in the mountains
  Synonyms and related words
  Old-fashioned
  old-fashioned
  primitive
  obsolete
3
natural and done or experienced without thinking
a primitive instinct
Synonyms and related words
Not planned
random
arbitrary
spontaneous

primitive

noun countable art

UK /ˈprɪmətɪv/

Word Forms

singular	primitive
plural	primitives

1
an artist from the period before the Renaissance
Synonyms and related words
Artists
artist
the avant-garde
the Bloomsbury Group
1. 1a
  an artist who produces very simple works of art, or their work
  Synonyms and related words
  Artists
  artist
  the avant-garde
  the Bloomsbury Group
2. 1b
  a work of art by a primitive artist
  Synonyms and related words
  Specific types of picture or work of art
  abstract
  aquatint
  bas-relief

primitive

noun countable

US /ˈprɪmətɪv/

Word Forms

singular	primitive
plural	primitives

1
artan artist from the period before the Renaissance
Synonyms and related words
Artists
artist
the avant-garde
the Bloomsbury Group
1. 1a
  artan artist who produces very simple works of art, or their work
  Synonyms and related words
  Artists
  artist
  the avant-garde
  the Bloomsbury Group
2. 1b
  arta work of art by a primitive artist
  Synonyms and related words
  Specific types of picture or work of art
  abstract
  aquatint
  bas-relief
2
old-fashionedsomeone from a primitive society. This word is now considered offensive.
Synonyms and related words
Offensive words for people according to nationality or ethnicity
black
Canuck
colored

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