Elementary ˌelɪˈmentri Simple English Easy Adj Elem·En·Tary Adjective
The word "elementary" means basic and simple, referring to the initial stages of learning or understanding a subject. It can also describe something very easy.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]简单的;基本的 Something that is elementary is very simple and basic.
[usu ADJ n]
...elementary computer skills.
基本计算机技能
Oxford
elem·en·tary/ˌelɪˈmentri; NAmEˌelɪˈmentri/adjective1in or connected with the first stages of a course of study 初级的;基础的◆an elementary English course基础英语课程◆a book for elementary students初学者课本◆at an elementary level处于初级水平☞compare
primary
adj. (3 ),
secondary
(3 )2of the most basic kind 基本的◆the elementary laws of economics基本经济法则◆an elementary mistake基本错误3very simple and easy 简单的;容易的◆elementary questions简单的问题elementaryelementarieselem·en·tary/ˌelɪˈmentri; NAmEˌelɪˈmentri/
1simple or basic: the elementary principles of justice and democracy You’ve made a very elementary mistake.2[only before noun] concerning the first and easiest part of a subject → intermediate, advanced: I’m only familiar with the subject at an elementary level. I know a little elementary science.3[only before noun] American English relating to elementary schoolSYN primary British English: elementary education4Elementary, my dear Watson. people sometimes use this expression humorously to say how easy something is to solve. Some people think that the phrase comes from the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes says this to his friend Watson when explaining how easy it is to understand something about a crime. In fact, the phrase does not appear in the books.
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elementary
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基本的(60%),初级的(25%),元素的(15%)
adj.基本的;初级的;[化学] 元素的
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