primitive/ˋprImətIv; ˈprImətIv or ˈprImItIv/adj 1 having a simple way of life without modern machines〔生活方式〕原始的﹐远古的: a primitive society 原始社会the tools used by primitive people 原始人使用的工具2 very simple, old-fashioned, and uncomfortable 简陋的﹐老式的﹐不舒适的: The living conditions were a bit primitive. 生活条件稍嫌简陋。