primitives

英 [p'rɪmɪtɪvz] 美 [p'rɪmɪtɪvz]

• n. 基元；本原；原始人
• 名词primitive的复数形式.

英英释义

名词 primitive:

1. a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization

2. a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived

3. a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. It's believed that primitives lacked basic language skills.
   普遍认为原始人没有基本的语言技能。
2. These distinctions between ourselves and the primitives hold sway over people's mind.
   我们与原始人之间的这些差别在人的思想上占据统治地位。