原始

• 拼音: yuán shǐ
• 汉字拆解: 原 = original, source; 始 = 女 + 台, beginning/start

含义

Primitive; original; primordial. Referring to earliest or most basic states.

Can describe historical periods (原始社会 = primitive society), natural conditions (原始森林 = virgin forest), or unprocessed data (原始数据 = raw data). Sometimes implies undeveloped or unsophisticated, sometimes authenticity and purity.

例句

1. 这片原始森林保存得非常完好。
2. 我们需要看一下原始数据才能分析问题。
3. 原始社会的人类以采集和狩猎为生。

用法指南

语境: history, nature, data

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这里还保留着原始的生态环境。(The original ecological environment is still preserved here.)
• 请提供原始文件。(Please provide the original file.)

错误说法

• 你太原始了 (Calling someone 'primitive' is insulting — avoid using it for people)

起源与历史

Compound of 原 (original) and 始 (beginning). Together meaning from the very beginning.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal