Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4019
primitive
原始人；早期文明的人
a person belonging to an early stage of civilization; a member of a primitive society
现代用法可能带冒犯色彩。
- 1.
An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
原始词或基本词；非派生词,与派生词相对。
- 2.
a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
属于早期文明阶段的人
- 3.
A member of a primitive society.
原始社会的成员。
- 4.
a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
导出另一表达式的数学表达式
- 5.
Primitive or primeval nature; the innate, instinctive element within a person; the deep, instinctive, precultural layer of human nature.
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。
- 6.
a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms
作为屈折或派生形式基础的词
- 7.
Natural or premodern environment or conditions; life lacking modern technology and society.
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。
- 8.
A simple-minded person.
头脑简单的人；傻瓜。
- 9.
A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
编程语言中内置的数据类型,与更复杂的结构相对。
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Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
编程语言中可用的最简单的元素(指令、语句等)之一。
- 11.
A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
可以构建更复杂形状的基本几何图形。
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A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.
导数为给定函数的函数；原函数。
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
In use
The museum displayed tools used by primitives from thousands of years ago.
Some anthropologists argue that modern humans are not so different from primitives in certain behaviors.
He studied the cave paintings left by primitives to understand their beliefs.
`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。
the + primitive
定冠词表示类别，通指原始人群。
The primitive often moved in search of food.
原始人经常迁徙寻找食物。
Connections
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。
Synonyms
- root
- 词根；核心构词成分 · 与 primitive 重合度最高，常可互换；但 root 还可指“根源、根数”等，需看语境。
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
原始人，可数名词，复数形式为primitives。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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