| 单词 | primitive |
| 释义 | primitive —primitively, adv. —primitiveness, primitivity, n. /prim"i tiv/, adj. 1. being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, esp. in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life. 2. early in the history of the world or of humankind. 3. characteristic of early ages or of an early state of human development: primitive toolmaking. 4. Anthropol. of or pertaining to a preliterate or tribal people having cultural or physical similarities with their early ancestors: no longer in technical use. 5. unaffected or little affected by civilizing influences; uncivilized; savage: primitive passions. 6. being in its earliest period; early: the primitive phase of the history of a town. 7. old-fashioned: primitive ideas and habits. 8. simple; unsophisticated: a primitive farm implement. 9. crude; unrefined: primitive living conditions. 10. Ling. a. of or pertaining to a form from which a word or other linguistic form is derived; not derivative; original or radical. b. of or pertaining to a protolanguage. c. of or pertaining to a linguistic prime. 11. primary, as distinguished from secondary. 12. Biol. a. rudimentary; primordial. b. noting species, varieties, etc., only slightly evolved from early antecedent types. c. of early formation and temporary, as a part that subsequently disappears. n. 13. someone or something primitive. 14. Fine Arts. a. an artist of a preliterate culture. b. a naive or unschooled artist. c. an artist belonging to the early stage in the development of a style. d. a work of art by a primitive artist. 15. Math. a. a geometric or algebraic form or expression from which another is derived. b. a function of which the derivative is a given function. 16. Ling. the form from which a given word or other linguistic form has been derived, by either morphological or historical processes, as take in undertake. [1350-1400; ME (n. and adj.) ( < MF primitif) < L primitivus first of its kind. See PRIME, -ITIVE] Syn. 1, 2. prehistoric, primal, primary, primordial, original, aboriginal, antediluvian, pristine. See prime. |
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