Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4019
primitive
原始人;早期文明的人
核心释义
现代用法可能带冒犯色彩。
a person belonging to an early stage of civilization; a member of a primitive society
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原始词或基本词;非派生词,与派生词相对。
An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
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属于早期文明阶段的人
a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
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原始社会的成员。
A member of a primitive society.
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导出另一表达式的数学表达式
a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
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原始或太古的天性;人的先天本能成分;人性中深层、本能、先于文化的层面。
Primitive or primeval nature; the innate, instinctive element within a person; the deep, instinctive, precultural layer of human nature.
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作为屈折或派生形式基础的词
a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms
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自然的或前现代的环境或条件;缺乏现代技术和社会的生活。
Natural or premodern environment or conditions; life lacking modern technology and society.
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头脑简单的人;傻瓜。
A simple-minded person.
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编程语言中内置的数据类型,与更复杂的结构相对。
A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
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编程语言中可用的最简单的元素(指令、语句等)之一。
Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
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可以构建更复杂形状的基本几何图形。
A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
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导数为给定函数的函数;原函数。
A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.
基本数据类型;原语;原函数;基本几何形状;图元;原词;根词;原始本性;深层本能
用法In use
The museum displayed tools used by primitives from thousands of years ago.
用法提示:名词复数形式primitives指代原始人群体。
Some anthropologists argue that modern humans are not so different from primitives in certain behaviors.
用法提示:名词复数形式primitives用于比较现代人与原始人。
He studied the cave paintings left by primitives to understand their beliefs.
用法提示:名词复数形式primitives作为主语补足语,表示原始人这一群体。
`pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived
a + primitive
不定冠词表示泛指一个原始人。
He was a primitive from the Paleolithic era.
他是旧石器时代的一个原始人。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- primitive type
- 基本数据类型
- In many languages, an integer is a primitive type, not an object.在许多语言中,整数是基本数据类型,而不是对象。
- geometric primitive
- 几何图元
- The point, line, and polygon are basic geometric primitives.点、线、多边形是基本的几何图元。
- semantic primitive
- 语义基元
- The concept of 'cause' may be a semantic primitive in all languages.“原因”这一概念在所有语言中可能都是语义基元。
- primitive of a function
- 函数的原函数
- The primitive of a function is also called its antiderivative.函数的原函数也称为反导数。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
词中"prim"让人联想到"prime/最初":原始人、原始词,都是最早、最基础的事物。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:编程 / 计算机科学、数学、人类学 / 历史(旧式用法) primitive 作名词时,文体随使用领域变化:在编程和数学中多用作中性专业术语;在指早期文明的人时属于较正式且带旧式色彩的用法,可能令人反感,需谨慎使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
原始人,可数名词,复数形式为primitives。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
primitive 的重读元音是 /ɪ/,之后为 /mətɪv/,目前没有常用词与之完全押韵。positive、sensitive、negative 与 primitive 共享非重读尾音 /ətɪv/,但重读元音不同(/ɑː/、/ɛ/、/ɛ/),所以不算押韵;active 以 /tɪv/ 结尾,拼写相近但少了前一个音节;native、creative 拼写以 -ative 结尾,读作 /eɪtɪv/,与 -itive 的 /ətɪv/ 不同,注意区分。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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