late 14c., "of an original cause; of a thing from which something is derived; not secondary" (a sense now associated with primary), from Old French primitif "very first, original" (14c.) and directly from Latin primitivus "first or earliest of its kind," from primitus "at first," from primus "first" (see prime (adj.)).
Meaning "of or belonging to the first age" is from early 15c. Meaning "having the style of an early or ancient time" is from 1680s. In Christian sense of "adhering to the qualities of the early Church" it is recorded from 1680s. Of untrained artists from 1942. Related: Primitively.
primitive (n.)
c. 1400, "original ancestor," from Latin primitivus (see primitive (adj.)). Meaning "aboriginal person in a land visited by Europeans" is from 1779, hence the sense "uncivilized person."
例文
1. Duffy 's primitive guitar playing is well below par.
ダッフィーの荒いギター演奏技術はレベルが足りない。
2.The conditions are primitive by any standards.
どんな基準で測っても、その条件は非常に粗末です。
3.It 's using some rather primitive technology.
非常に古い技術を使用しています。
4.The methods of communication used during the war were primitive by today 's standards.
今日の基準では、大戦時に使われていた通信方法は非常に粗末だった。
5.The constitution of a primitive society is not necessarily simple.