neandertal

neandertal

美 [niˈændərˌθɔl] 　英 [niˈændətɑ:l]

• 网络尼安德特人；穴居人；洞穴人

词形变化

复数：neandertals  

英汉解释

adj.	1. relating to Neandertal man 2. an offensive term meaning displaying a lack of intellect, lack of sensitivity, and boorishness 3. an offensive term meaning very old-fashioned or conservative
n.	1. an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's intelligence, manners, or sensitivity, or somebody's ability to adopt modern ideas

例句

At least in terms of the shape of their brains, Neandertal newborns pretty much coasted into adulthood.

至少就他们大脑的形状而言，尼安德特新生婴儿的大脑与他们成人时的几乎差不多。

That same year, the first complete mitochondrial genome of a Neandertal was published; five others soon followed.

同一年，公开发表了首个完整的穴居人线粒体基因组；随后发表了另外五个。

New, still unpublished work reveals that the Neandertal Y chromosome differs from the human one.

尚未发表的新近研究显示，尼安德塔人的Y染色体与人类不同。

A preliminary draft of the full Neandertal genome is in the works.

尼安德特人全部基因组的初步草案正在完成中。

In 2010, that work culminated in the publication of the Neandertal genome.

2010年，穴居人基因密码的破译将这项工作推向了顶峰。

Scientists have shown that Neandertal brains are about the same size as ours.

科学家过去认为尼安德特人的大脑和我们的大脑一样大小。

The finger was neither Neandertal nor human; it apparently belonged to a new species that lived in Central Asia just 40, 000 years ago.

这个手指既不是穴居人的，也不是现代人类的；它貌似属于一个新的人种——4万年前居住在中亚。