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primitiveIELTS重点词汇

英 [ˈprɪmɪtɪv]

[ADJ]

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ADJ. 形容词

1. 原始的（社会）
Primitive means belonging to a society in which people live in a very simple way, usually without industries or a writing system.
双语例句
例：
studies of primitive societies.
对原始社会的研究。
例：
Weston A. Price, who studied the health of many primitive tribes in Central and Southern America.
研究中南美洲地区许多原始部落健康问题的温斯顿•阿•普莱斯。
2. 原始的（动物或植物）
Primitive means belonging to a very early period in the development of an animal or plant.
双语例句
例：
primitive whales.
原始鲸。
例：
Primitive humans needed to be able to react like this to escape from dangerous animals.
原始人类需要有像这样的反应能力以逃离危险的动物。
3. 简陋的 , 旧式的
If you describe something as primitive, you mean that it is very simple in style or very old-fashioned.
双语例句
例：
The conditions are primitive by any standards.
这些条件以任何标准衡量都是简陋的。

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