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rudimentary
  • Derivatives : n  rudimentariness ; adv  rudimentarily
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

rudimentary [.rudə'mεntərɪ] [.ruːdɪ'mentərɪ]
  1. 1. adjective 基本的初步的
  2. 2. adjective 发育(或发展不完全的
  3. 3. adjective 退化的

Collins English-English Dictionary

rudimentary ["ruːdɪ'mεntərɪ]
  1. 1. adj basic; fundamental; not elaborated or perfected
  2. 2. adj incompletely developed; vestigial
    rudimentary leaves

Examples

A herd of deer or a pack of wolves has a certain rudimentary coherence and unity of purpose.
鹿群或狼群都有初步明确的一致性以及统一的目标。
Her methods of teaching were rudimentary, to say the least.
至少可以说,她的教学方法是不成熟的。
rudimentary
基本知识
elementary (or rudimentary) knowledge
起码的知识
rudimentary knowledge; elementary knowledge
学英语入门并不难,学好可不容易。
Rudimentary English is easy to acquire, but mastery of the language is quite difficult.

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