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primitively

/ˈpɹɪmətɪvli/ adv C1 ✓

In a primitive manner.

Word Origin From Latin 'primus' meaning first — so primitive is about the earliest, most basic stage. 'Primitively' is the adverb: doing something in a first-stage way. The same root gives us 'primary' (first in importance), 'primer' (a first book), and 'primordial' (first in time). The idea is always about being at the beginning.

adv In a primitive manner. C1 ✓

The tribe still lives primitively, without modern technology or electricity.

(副词) 原始地；简陋地

这个部落仍然以原始的方式生活，没有现代科技或电力。

(adverbio) primitivamente; rudamente; tosicamente [De manera primitiva.]

La tribu aún vive de forma primitiva, sin tecnología moderna ni electricidad.

(adverbe) primitivement; de manière primitive [D'une manière primitive, rudimentaire.]

La tribu vit encore de manière primitive, sans technologie moderne ni électricité.

(Adverb) ursprünglich; auf primitive Weise [auf eine einfache, ursprüngliche oder unentwickelte Weise; ohne moderne Hilfsmittel oder Technologien]

Der Stamm lebt noch **primitively**, ohne moderne Technik oder Strom.

(副詞) 原始的に、未発達な方法で。

**その部族は今でも原始的な暮らしをしており、現代技術や電気を使用していない。**

(advérbio) primitivamente; de maneira primitiva; rudemente; grosseiramente; simplesmente [De maneira primitiva.]

A tribo ainda vive de forma primitiva, sem tecnologia moderna ou eletricidade.

Synonyms: crudely roughly basically simply elementarily unsophisticatedly rudely unrefinedly Antonyms: advancedly sophisticatedly developedly modernly
Word parts: prim + itive + ly

Related words

primer primacy primal primary priority

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