neanderthal

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ne·an·der·thal /niˈændəˌtɑːl $ -dərˌθɒːl, -ˌtɑːl/ noun [countable]  1. (also Neanderthal)SA an early type of human being 尼安德特人〔一种原始人种〕2. STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENTa man who is big, ugly, and stupid 傻大粗〔体形巨大、相貌丑陋的蠢人〕3. CHANGE YOUR MINDsomeone who has old-fashioned ideas and opposes change 思想僵化守旧的人 —neanderthal adjective his neanderthal attitude towards women 他对女性的守旧态度Origin neanderthal (1800-1900) Neanderthal, valley of the Neander river in Germany, where bones of Neanderthal man were found in 1856

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neanderthal
ne‧an‧der‧thal /niˈændəˌtɑːl $ -dərˌθɒːl, -ˌtɑːl/ noun [countable]1. (also Neanderthal) an early type of human being
2. a man who is big, ugly, and stupid
3. someone who has old-fashioned ideas and opposes change
—neanderthal adjective:
    his neanderthal attitude towards women

Ne·an·der·thalBrE /niˈændətɑːl/ 🔊NAmE /niˈændərtɑːl/ 🔊 (also neanderthal) adjectiveused 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(disapproving) very old-fashioned and not wanting any change 守旧的；僵化过时的◆neanderthal attitudes守旧的态度(disapproving) (of a man 男子) unpleasant, rude and not behaving in a socially acceptable way 粗鲁无礼的；野蛮的▸ Ne·an·der·thal noun