(亦作Neanderthal man)
1- an extinct human that was widely distributed in ice age Europe between c. 120,000-35,000 years ago, with a receding forehead and prominent brow ridges. The Neanderthals were associated with the Mousterian flint industry of the Middle Palaeolithic.尼安德特人（约120,000-35,000年前冰川时期广泛分布于欧洲的已灭绝人种, 前额低斜, 眉脊突出, 与旧石器时代中期莫斯特燧石文化有密切关系）。
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- Homo neanderthalensis; now usually regarded as a separate species from H. sapiens and probably at the end of a different evolutionary line.拉丁名Homo neanderthalensis; 现被看做与智人不同的人种, 可能是一不同进化线的尾链。
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- figurative an uncivilized, unintelligent, or uncouth person, especially a man〈喻〉野蛮人; 粗笨人（尤指男子）：
the stereotype of the mechanic as a macho Neanderthal.
把机修工描绘为粗野的男人的固定形象。
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- of or relating to this extinct human（与）尼安德特人（有关）的。
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- figurative (especially of a man) uncivilized, unintelligent, or uncouth〈喻〉（尤指男性）凶暴的; 粗鲁的：
your attitude to women is Neanderthal.
你对妇女的态度像原始人般粗鲁。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Neanderthal, the name of a region in Germany, where remains of Neanderthal man were found.