| 释义 |
primary/ˈpraim(ə)ri/ adj. & n.●adj. 1a of the first importance; chief 首要的；主要的 that is our primary concern 这是我们首先关心的事 b fundamental, basic 基本的；根本的 2 earliest, original; first in a series 最初的；原先的；早期的 3 of the first rank in a series; not derived 首位的；原生的 the primary meaning of a word 词的原义 4 (of a battery or cell) generating electricity by irreversible chemical reaction (电池组、电池)一次性的 5 (of education) for young children, esp. below the age of 11 (教育)初等的(尤指 11 岁以下) 6 (作 Primary) Geol. of the lowest series of strata 【地质】原生的 7 Biol. belonging to the first stage of development 【生】初级的 8 (of an industry or source of production) concerned with obtaining or using raw materials (工业、产品来源)直接从原料中取得的 9 Gram. (of a tense in Latin and Greek) present, future, perfect, or future perfect (cf. 参见 HISTORIC 2) 【语法】(拉丁语和希腊语的时态)现在的；将来的；完成的；将来完成的 ●n. (pl. -ies) 1 a thing that is primary 居首位的事物 2 (in full 全称 primary election) (in the US) a preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal (esp. presidential) election (美国)初选；(尤指总统选举的)预选 3 Astron.a the body orbited by a satellite etc. 【天】(有卫星的)主星 b = PRIMARY PLANET 4 (Primary) Geol. the Primary period 【地质】古生代 5 = PRIMARY FEATHER 6 = PRIMARY COIL □ primarily /ˈpraim(ə)rili, -ˈmerili/ adv.[Middle English from Latin primarius, from primus ‘first’] |