单词 | primitive |
释义 | primitive adj 1 [usu attrib 通常作定语] of or at an early stage of social development 社会发展之早期的; 上古的; 原始的 primitive culture, customs, tribes 原始文化、 习俗、 部落 primitive man 原始人 primitive weapons, eg bows and arrows, spears 原始的武器(如弓箭、 矛). 2 (often derog 常作贬义) simple and unsophisticated, as if from an earlier period of history 简陋的; 原始性的 They built a primitive shelter out of tree trunks. 他们用一些树干建造了一个简陋的棚子. Living conditions in the camp were pretty primitive. 营地的生活条件甚为原始. primitive, n (a) painter or sculptor of the period before the Renaissance 文艺复兴前的画家或雕刻家. (b) artist of the modern period who paints in a simple childlike style (as if) without any formal artistic training (现代的)原始派艺术家(绘画风格简单且带有稚气, 或似未经专业训练者). (c) example of the work of a primitive 文艺复兴前的画家或雕刻家之作品; 现代的原始派艺术家之作品. |
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