primal

英 [ˈpraɪml]

美 [ˈpraɪml]

adj.  原始的; 最初的; 根源的; 根本的

TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.13028 / COCA.11733

牛津词典

adj.

• 原始的；最初的；根源的；根本的
  connected with the earliest origins of life; very basic
  1. the primal hunter-gatherer
     原始狩猎采集者
  2. a primal urge/fear
     本能的欲望 / 恐惧

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 最初的；原始的；根本的
  Primalis used to describe something that relates to the origins of things or that is very basic.
  1. Jealousy is a primal emotion.
     嫉妒是最原始的情感。
  2. ...the primal mysteries of the earth.
     地球起源的奥秘

英英释义

adj

• having existed from the beginning
  1. aboriginal forests
  2. primal eras before the appearance of life on earth
  3. the forest primeval
  4. primordial matter
  5. primordial forms of life
  Synonym:aboriginalprimevalprimaevalprimordial
• serving as an essential component
  1. a cardinal rule
  2. the central cause of the problem
  3. an example that was fundamental to the argument
  4. computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure
  Synonym:cardinalcentralfundamentalkey

双语例句

• The iPod renewed my love of music and answered a primal need: It made me feel cool.
  这个iPod重新唤起了我对音乐的热爱，满足了一种基本的需要：它使我感到很酷。
• But it should also be remembered that this is a card of great creativity, of powerful magic, primal feelings and intuition.
  但也应记住，这是一张伟大的创造力，强大的神奇，原始的感受和直觉。
• Primal fear, too, was hard to eradicate.
  人们对鳄鱼的原始恐惧太难根除。
• This primal vibration or sound is by nature transcendental and therefore is perceived in silence.
  这种最原本的振动或音流是无形的，所以要在静默中体会。
• A primal greedy algorithm for solving a class of linear programming problems and a dual greedy algorithm for solving its dual problems are presented.
  给出了求解一类线性规划问题的一种贪婪算法和求解其对偶问题的一种贪婪算法，并讨论了这两种算法的若干性质及其相互关系。
• Soul then works its way back in a long pilgrimage to its primal source.
  灵魂于是在回归其最初源头的漫漫朝圣路上跋涉。
• All Chinese policies can almost always be traced back to this primal fear.
  中国的所有政策，几乎都能追溯到这种“原始恐惧”。
• On the contrary, he emphasizes repeatedly one's Root Self which is the primal cause of all things.
  正相反，他重覆的强调一个人的本心，那是最初万物的缘起。
• We all share common ancestors, because all life came from the first self-reproducing, single-celled organism that existed in the oceans of primal earth.
  我们有着共同的祖先，因为所有的生命都来源于原始地球上第一个存在于海洋中自我复制的单细胞有机体。
• An idle pastime for some, climbing one's family tree can seem a primal necessity for the adopted.
  有些人把这作为一种消遣，但对那些被收养的人们来说，追溯自己的家族谱无疑是一种本能需要。