primitive
US
UK primitive adj: (history: early, earliest)
SC 远古的 yuǎn gǔ de
TC 遠古的
TC 遠古的
SC 上古的 yuǎn gǔ de ，shàng gǔ de
Since primitive times this river has been a trading route.
primitive adj: (peoples, culture: unsophisticated, simple) (文化、人)
SC 原始的，原生态的 yuán shǐ de ，yuán shēng tài de
SC 淳朴的，单纯的，简单的 chún pǔ de ，dān chún de ，jiǎn dān de
TC 簡單的
TC 簡單的
The primitive people of the area built with adobe.
primitive adj: (design, process, tool: crude)
SC 粗糙的，原始的 cū cāo de ，yuán shǐ de
The tribe still uses primitive tools to farm their land.
primitive adj: (belief, attitude: outmoded) (信仰、态度)
SC 僵化的，过时的 jiāng huà de ，guò shí de
TC 過時的
TC 過時的
Some still hold the primitive belief that the world is flat.