English Dictionary

caveman

名詞

軽蔑的 比喩的用法 くだけた表現

An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves. / (informal, figuratively, derogatory) A brutish person, one who behaves in a rough, uncivilized way.

日本語の意味

初期の人類、あるいはそれに近い種。一般的には洞窟に住むと捉えられている。 / 野蛮で粗野な、人間性に欠ける様子を示す（比喩的、軽蔑的な意味合い）。

The museum's exhibit featured a life-sized model of a caveman demonstrating how early humans used stone tools.

博物館の展示には、洞窟に住んでいたとされる原始人の等身大模型があり、石器の使い方を示していた。

意味（1）

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

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

意味（2）

(informal, figuratively, derogatory) A brutish person, one who behaves in a rough, uncivilized way.

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

意味（3）

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

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

cavemen （ plural ）