rudimentary
adjective
formaluk/ˌruː.dɪˈmen.tər.i/us/ˌruː.dəˈmen.tər.i/(alsorudimental,uk/ˌruː.dɪˈmen.təl/us/ˌruː.dəˈmen.t̬əl/)basic:
基本的;初步的;粗浅的Herknowledgeis still only rudimentary.她仍然只是粗通皮毛。
basic knowledge, understanding, etc.
- basicI just need some basic information.
- elementaryI started an elementary-level art history course.
- fundamentalOne of the most fundamental principles of the rule of law is that one person cannot be punished for the actions of another.
- rudimentaryThey have only the most rudimentary grasp of the language.
- essentialWe have been able to determine the essential nature of a healthy diet.
- underlyingThe underlying idea is that having freedom is valuable.
Rudimentarymethods,equipment,systems, orbodypartsaresimpleand not very welldeveloped:
原始的;简陋的;未充分发展的Someunusualfishhave rudimentarylegs.有些罕见的鱼类长有未发育完全的腿。
Crude and basic
- 101
- at bottomidiom
- backward
- backwardness
- bare
- crude
- elemental
- folksy
- homespun
- inelegant
- inelegantly
- low-tech
- roughness
- rudely
- rudeness
- rustic
- rusticate
- rustication
- skeletal
- two-dimensional