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Neanderthal

noun
🔊/niˈændətɑːl/
🔊/niˈændərθɔːl/
(also neanderthal)
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  1. a type of human being who used stone tools and lived in Europe during the early period of human history（石器时代生活于欧洲的）尼安德特人的
    • the days of the Neanderthals尼安德特人的日子
    Topics Historyc2
  2. (disapproving) a man who is unpleasant, rude and does not behave in a socially acceptable way
粗鲁无礼的；野蛮的

Neanderthal

adjective
🔊/niˈændətɑːl/
🔊/niˈændərθɔːl/
(also neanderthal)
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  1. used to describe a type of human being who used stone tools and lived in Europe during the early period of human history（石器时代生活于欧洲的）尼安德特人的
    • Neanderthal man尼安德特人
    • a Neanderthal axe穴居人的斧头
    Topics Historyc2
  2. (disapproving) very old-fashioned and not wanting any change守旧的；僵化过时的
    • neanderthal attitudes守旧的态度
  3. (disapproving) (of a man男子) unpleasant, rude and not behaving in a socially acceptable way粗鲁无礼的；野蛮的
    4. Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Neanderthal, the name of a region in Germany, where remains of Neanderthal man were found.