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primitive adj.原始的,远古的,粗糙的,简单的 Primitive is related to the word prime, and the root of both words is primus, which is Latin for "first." Since the phrase "primitive man" refers to the world's first people, you might think that the word primate has something to do with the similarity between early humans and monkeys, but it doesn't. Monkey, apes, and humans are called primates because they're seen as standing on the first, or highest, rung of the animal-kingdom ladder. ★★☆☆☆ 2008.4

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['primitiv] When we talk about "primitive man", we're usually talking about cavemen and other people who existed before the advent of table manners, but if your uncle speaks grunts and chews with his mouth open, you could describe him as primitive too. To show the primitive medical practice in the past. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]原始的；远古的；未开化的 Primitive means belonging to a society in which people live in a very simple way, usually without industries or a writing system.   [usu ADJ n]...studies of primitive societies.对原始社会的研究...primitive tribes.原始部落2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（动植物）原始的，低等的，进化初期的 Primitive means belonging to a very early period in the development of an animal or plant. ...primitive whales...原始鲸Primitive humans needed to be able to react like this  to escape from dangerous animals...原始人必须要能作出这样的反应以逃避危险的动物。It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]古老的；简陋的 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...无论用什么标准来衡量，其条件都很简陋。The primitive surgery of those days left him virtually deaf in one ear...那时候简陋的外科手术让他一只耳朵几乎失聪。It's using some rather primitive technology.它使用的是非常古老的技术。

英语单词	primitive
英美音标	['primitiv]
中文释义	adj.原始的,远古的,粗糙的,简单的
vocab简明	When we talk about "primitive man", we're usually talking about cavemen and other people who existed before the advent of table manners, but if your uncle speaks grunts and chews with his mouth open, you could describe him as primitive too.
vocab扩展	Primitive is related to the word prime, and the root of both words is primus, which is Latin for "first." Since the phrase "primitive man" refers to the world's first people, you might think that the word primate has something to do with the similarity between early humans and monkeys, but it doesn't. Monkey, apes, and humans are called primates because they're seen as standing on the first, or highest, rung of the animal-kingdom ladder.
真题原句	To show the primitive medical practice in the past.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]原始的；远古的；未开化的 Primitive means belonging to a society in which people live in a very simple way, usually without industries or a writing system. [usu ADJ n] ...studies of primitive societies. 对原始社会的研究 ...primitive tribes. 原始部落 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（动植物）原始的，低等的，进化初期的 Primitive means belonging to a very early period in the development of an animal or plant. ...primitive whales... 原始鲸 Primitive humans needed to be able to react like this to escape from dangerous animals... 原始人必须要能作出这样的反应以逃避危险的动物。 It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger. 逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]古老的；简陋的 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... 无论用什么标准来衡量，其条件都很简陋。 The primitive surgery of those days left him virtually deaf in one ear... 那时候简陋的外科手术让他一只耳朵几乎失聪。 It's using some rather primitive technology. 它使用的是非常古老的技术。
来源	2008.4

Primitive Humans Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 People Describe Word Early