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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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”。
• 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。
• Human beings have two powerful primal instincts.
  人类有两个强大的本能。
• The second you save him he kicks you in the shin because you witnessed him in a very degrading situation, facing his primal fear.
  你刚把他救下来，他就拿脚踹你，因为你看到了他非常丢脸的样子，见证了他原始的恐惧。
• This india, the primal, has been depressed.
  原始的古印度却凹陷下去了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。