1861, in reference to a type of extinct hominid, from German Neanderthal "Neander Valley," name of a gorge near Düsseldorf where humanoid fossils were identified in 1856. The place name is from the Graecized form of Joachim Neumann (literally "new man," Greek *neo-ander), 1650-1680, German pastor, poet and hymn-writer, who made this a favorite spot in the 1670s. Adopting a classical form of one's surname was a common practice among educated Germans in this era. As a noun, by 1915; as a type of a big, brutish, stupid person from 1926.
雙語例句
1. Neanderthal man was able to kill woolly mammoths and bears.
尼安德特人能夠捕殺渾身覆毛的猛犸象和熊。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Let us deal with the question of his notoriously Neanderthal attitude to women.
我們現(xiàn)在來說說他臭名昭著的、對女性態(tài)度粗魯?shù)膯栴}。
來自柯林斯例句
3. In fact, many sympathized with me for having to put up with such a neanderthal of a boss.
實際上，很多人同情我不得不忍受這樣一個粗魯?shù)睦习濉?/dd>
來自柯林斯例句
4. The Neanderthal Man is one of our primordial ancestors.
的尼安德特人是我們的原始祖先.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Neanderthal skulls also show evidence of a large hypoglossal canal.