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

• Primal fear, too, was hard to eradicate.
  人们对鳄鱼的原始恐惧太难根除。
• 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。
• It seems to be sort of a primal dream but the dream about being chased is a biggie.
  这似乎是一个很原始的梦，但被追的梦是一个很大的课题。
• It is the primal polarity.
  这是原始的两极化。
• To inflict massive physical damage in close combat will always remain their primal strength though.
  造成巨大的物质损害密切打击将始终保持其原始的力量了。
• Eco-thoughts have gone through eco-spontaneity of primal civilization and agricultural civilization, eco-loss and eco-awaking of industrial civilization.
  经历了原始文明和农业文明的生态自发，工业文明的生态失落与生态觉醒。
• He was the primal traitor, the earliest defiler of the Party's purity.
  他是头号大叛徒，第一个玷污了党的纯洁。
• Violence is a lot more shocking than sex – sex is primal.
  暴力比性更令人震惊&性是原始的。
• 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。
• It occurred to me that in the midst of this quandary my own primal question had finally been answered.
  在这样的窘境中，我忽然想到当初那个问题的答案。