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primarily adv.主要地；起初地 (1) 大多数语言学家都会说，他们主要研究各种语言的结构。(2) 他对债务负主要责任或他是主要债务人。(3) 这座建筑原来是打算用作餐厅的。(4) 她原先是教师，后来成了作家。 You can use the adverb primarily any time you'd use the word "mainly" — today, many people rely primarily on the Internet to get their news. This doesn't mean they never read newspapers or watch television news, but most of the time, they learn about current events online. The Latin root of primarily is primus, which means first — most important, most likely, or what you choose before anything else.

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英 [praɪ'merəli] 美 [praɪ'merəli] (1) Most linguists would say they were concerned primarily with the structure of languages.(2) He is primarily liable for his debt.(3) This building was primarily intended to be a dinning hall.(4) Primarily a teacher, she later became a writer. Primarily means "for the most part." If in the summer, you primarily work at a restaurant, this is the thing you do most, though you also might hang out with friends, exercise, and read books. 1[ADV 副词]主要地；根本地 You use primarily to say what is mainly true in a particular situation.   [ADV with v]...a book aimed primarily at high-energy physicists...一本主要针对高能物理学家的书Public order is primarily an urban problem...社会治安主要是城市的问题。Investment remains tiny primarily because of the exorbitant cost of land.投资仍然微乎其微，主要原因在于土地成本过高。

英语单词	primarily
英美音标	英 [praɪ'merəli] 美 [praɪ'merəli]
中文释义	adv.主要地；起初地
英语例句	(1) Most linguists would say they were concerned primarily with the structure of languages. (2) He is primarily liable for his debt. (3) This building was primarily intended to be a dinning hall. (4) Primarily a teacher, she later became a writer.
中文例句	(1) 大多数语言学家都会说，他们主要研究各种语言的结构。 (2) 他对债务负主要责任或他是主要债务人。 (3) 这座建筑原来是打算用作餐厅的。 (4) 她原先是教师，后来成了作家。
vocabulary简明	Primarily means "for the most part." If in the summer, you primarily work at a restaurant, this is the thing you do most, though you also might hang out with friends, exercise, and read books.
vocabulary扩展	You can use the adverb primarily any time you'd use the word "mainly" — today, many people rely primarily on the Internet to get their news. This doesn't mean they never read newspapers or watch television news, but most of the time, they learn about current events online. The Latin root of primarily is primus, which means first — most important, most likely, or what you choose before anything else.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADV 副词]主要地；根本地 You use primarily to say what is mainly true in a particular situation. [ADV with v] ...a book aimed primarily at high-energy physicists... 一本主要针对高能物理学家的书 Public order is primarily an urban problem... 社会治安主要是城市的问题。 Investment remains tiny primarily because of the exorbitant cost of land. 投资仍然微乎其微，主要原因在于土地成本过高。

Primarily Means Read 英 Praɪ'Merəli] 美 Praɪ'Merəli Adv.主要地；起初地 Linguists