caveman

释义与例句

n.

1.

An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.

穴居人

The political cartoon showed the politician as a caveman, clubbing the budget depicted as a mammoth.
2.

A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.

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3.

A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.

A brutish person, one who behaves in a rough, uncivilized way.

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The football squad was made up of cavemen who were responsible for trashing many a locker room.
4.

A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.

Someone, especially a man, who has regressive, old-fashioned attitudes, particularly with regard to women; someone opposed to change or modernity.

贬义比喻非正式

Old Sven is a bit of a caveman; he figures giving women the right to vote was a bad idea.

Pat is a real caveman when it comes to tech, and refuses to get a smartphone.

名词

From cave + man, based on the supposition that early humans dwelt in caves.

来源：wiktionary