Wordiyoprimitive
🇬🇧 UK/'primitiv/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLB1
Definitions
adj.
Relating to an early stage of development; simple, crude, or unsophisticated
原始的，早期的；简陋的，粗糙的
n.
A person from an early or undeveloped society; an original word from which others are derived
原始人；原始词
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.primitive society原始社会
- 2.primitive tools原始工具
- 3.primitive instinct原始本能
- 4.[primitive conditions]简陋的条件
Example Sentences
- 1.
The cabin had only the most primitive facilities — no running water or electricity.
- 2.
Archaeologists discovered primitive tools used by early humans.
- 3.
His understanding of the technology was still quite primitive.