primitive

primitive
adjective

relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something
远古的，早期的，原始的
primitive mammals.
原始哺乳动物。
Primitive Germanic.
原始日耳曼语。
■relating to or denoting a preliterate, non-industrial society or culture characterized by simple social and economic organization
未开化的
primitive people.
未开化的民族。
■having a quality or style that offers an extremely basic level of comfort, convenience, or efficiency
最基本的，极简单的，质朴的
the accommodation at the camp was a bit primitive.
营地的住宿设施有点原始。
■(of behaviour, thought, or emotion) apparently originating in unconscious needs or desires and unaffected by objective reasoning
（行为，思想，情感）本能的；质朴的，自然的
the primitive responses we share with many animals.
我们与动物共有的本能反应。
■of or denoting a simple, direct style of art that deliberately rejects sophisticated artistic techniques
（艺术风格）朴实无华的
not developed or derived from anything else
原来的，原有的
primitive material of the universe.
宇宙的原生物质。
■(Linguistics)denoting a word, base, or root from which another is historically derived
(语言学)根词的，非派生的
■(Mathematics)(of an algebraic or geometric expression) from which another is derived, or which is not itself derived from another
(数)（代数或几何表达式）本原的，原始的
(Biology)(of a part or structure) in the first or early stage of formation or growth; rudimentary
(生)原始的，原生的。参见 primitive streak

noun

a person belonging to a preliterate, non-industrial society or culture
原始人，未开化的土人
a pre-Renaissance painter
文艺复兴前的画家
■a modern painter who imitates the pre-Renaissance style
模仿文艺复兴前艺术风格的现代画家
■an artist employing a simple, naive style that deliberately rejects subtlety or conventional techniques
风格质朴的艺术家
■a painting by a primitive artist, or an object in a primitive style
早期艺术家的绘画作品，早期风格物品
(Linguistics)a word, base, or root from which another is historically derived
(语言学)词根，原词；原（词）素
■(Mathematics)an algebraic or geometric expression from which another is derived; a curve of which another is the polar or reciprocal
(数)基本式；本原，原始；初基
■(Computing)a simple operation or procedure of a limited set from which complex operations or procedures may be constructed, especially a simple geometric shape which may be generated in computer graphics by such an operation or procedure
(计算机)原语；基单元

派生
primitively
adverb
primitiveness
noun
语源

late Middle English (in the sense 'original, not derivative'): from Old French primitif, -ive, from Latin primitivus 'first of its kind', from primus 'first'

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