primitive
- IPA[ˈprimədiv]
美式
- relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something；relating to or denoting a preliterate, nonindustrial society or culture characterized by simple social and economic organization
- a person belonging to a preliterate, nonindustrial society；a pre-Renaissance painter.
noun: primitive, plural noun: primitives
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形容詞
- 1. relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something primitive mammals a name corrupted from primitive German 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ relating to or denoting a preliterate, nonindustrial society or culture characterized by simple social and economic organization primitive people 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of behavior, thought, or emotion) apparently originating in unconscious needs or desires and unaffected by objective reasoning the primitive responses we share with many animals
- ▪ of or denoting a simple, direct style of art that deliberately rejects sophisticated artistic techniques the Fauves saw primitive art as a liberating force 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. having a quality or style that offers an extremely basic level of comfort, convenience, or efficiency the accommodations at the camp were a bit primitive 同義詞 反義詞
- 3. not developed or derived from anything else the primitive material of the universe
- ▪ denoting a word, base, or root from which another is historically derived.
- ▪ (of an algebraic or geometric expression) from which another is derived, or which is not itself derived from another.
- 4. (of a part or structure) in the first or early stage of formation or growth; rudimentary.
名詞
- 1. a person belonging to a preliterate, nonindustrial society reports of travelers and missionaries described contemporary primitives
- 2. a pre-Renaissance painter.
- ▪ a modern painter who imitates the pre-Renaissance style.
- ▪ an artist employing a simple, naive style that deliberately rejects subtlety or conventional techniques the Catalan primitives
- ▪ a painting by a primitive artist, or an object in a primitive style Santa Fe style antiques and Mexican primitives Ohio primitives such as treenware utensils
- 3. a word, base, or root from which another is historically derived.
- ▪ an algebraic or geometric expression from which another is derived; a curve of which another is the polar or reciprocal.
- ▪ a simple operation or procedure of a limited set from which complex operations or procedures may be constructed, especially a simple geometric shape that may be generated in computer graphics by such an operation or procedure the program includes a complete set of drawing primitives
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- IPA[ˈprɪmɪtɪv]
英式
- relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or ... primitive mammals Primitive Germanic
- a person belonging to a preliterate, non-industrial society: reports of travellers and missionaries described contemporary primitives
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