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Primal Basic Means Describe 英 Praɪml] 美 Praɪml Adj.最初的;原始的;主要的

英语单词 primal
英美音标 英 ['praɪml] 美 ['praɪml]
中文释义 adj.最初的;原始的;主要的
英语例句 (1) Then primal sedateness came back.
(2) I'm sure that I will actualize the primal promise.
(3) In these primal skies, there was no Moon.
中文例句 (1) 而后世界又恢复了最初的安详。
(2) 我确信我能实现最初的诺言。
(3) 在原始的天空里,没有月亮。
vocabulary简明 The adjective primal describes something that's essential or basic, like the primal urge to protect yourself and your family from harm.
vocabulary扩展 The Latin root of primal is primus, which means first. If your friend talks about his primal self, he means the most basic, important part of who he is. You can think of this as a first priority, just as the primal urges of all animals is survival. Primal can also describe something that's original, or at its earliest stage, like a primal or primeval forest, the most ancient example of that kind of terrain.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]最初的;原始的;根本的 Primal is used to describe something that relates to the origins of things or that is very basic.
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • Jealousy is a primal emotion.

    嫉妒是最原始的情感。

  • ...the primal mysteries of the earth.

    地球起源的奥秘

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