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。
• Jealousy is a primal emotion.
  嫉妒是最原始的情感。
• 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。
• 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。
• Primal fear, too, was hard to eradicate.
  人们对鳄鱼的原始恐惧太难根除。
• It is the primal polarity.
  这是原始的两极化。
• Optical illusions to wide audiences, I have found that their effect on people is very primal.
  我发现，视幻对广大观众的效果很有冲击力。
• Human beings have two powerful primal instincts.
  人类有两个强大的本能。
• 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。