primitive
adj
noun
ˈprɪmɪətɪv
adj
1
WAY OF LIFE
生活方式
belonging
to
a
simple
way
of
life
that
existed
in
the
past
and
does
not
have
modern
industries
and
machines
原始的，远古的;
a
primitive
society
原始社会
a
primitive
nomadic
tribe
原始的游牧部落
the
tools
used
by
primitive
man
原始人所用的工具
primitive
art
原始艺术
2
NOT MODERN
不现代的
something
that
is
primitive
is
very
simple
and
does
not
have
the
extra
modern
parts
that
would
make
it
faster,
better,
more
comfortable
etc
老式的，简陋的;
The
first
station
buildings
were
quite
primitive.
最初的车站很简陋。
The
local
hospital
care
is
primitive
and
unreliable.
当地医院的治疗水平落后，靠不住。
Conditions
at
the
camp
are
very
primitive.
营地条件非常简陋。
a
primitive
steam
engine
老式的蒸汽发动机
3
ANIMALS/PLANTS
动物/植物
a
primitive
animal
or
plant
has
a
simple
structure
or
body
〔动物或植物〕原始的，低等的
primitive
life-forms
that
live
deep
in
the
ocean
生长在大洋深处的低等生物
a
primitive
single-celled
creature
原始的单细胞生物
4
FEELINGS
情感
primitive
feelings
are
not
based
on
reason,
and
seem
to
come
from
a
part
of
people’s
character
that
is
ancient
and
animal-like
本能的
the
primitive
instinct
of
survival
求生的本能
primitive
desires
原始的欲望
noun
5
an
artist
who
paints
simple
pictures
like
those
of
a
child
原始派画家