Primitive stone tools from the Paleolithic era reveal early humans' basic methods of survival.
旧石器时代的原始石器工具揭示了早期人类基本的生存方法。
Which choice best defines “primitive”?
B — Simple, early stage. “primitive” means simple, early stage.
Which word means “simple, early stage”?
B — primitive. “primitive” means simple, early stage.
primitive — simple, early stage. In Chinese: 原始的，简单的.
primitive is pronounced /ˈprɪmətɪv/.
Primitive stone tools from the Paleolithic era reveal early humans' basic methods of survival. (旧石器时代的原始石器工具揭示了早期人类基本的生存方法。)
rudimentary, archaic, crude — all close in meaning to primitive (simple, early stage).
advanced, sophisticated — each the opposite of primitive (simple, early stage).
Yes. primitive is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
prim(first)+itive(adj)