pri·mal
adjective/ˈpraɪml/
/ˈpraɪml/
[only before noun] (formal)- connected with the earliest origins of life; very basic
原始的；最初的；根源的；根本的 - the primal hunter-gatherer
原始狩猎采集者 - a primal urge/fear
本能的欲望／恐惧
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPrimal is used with these nouns:- fear
- urge
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from medieval Latin primalis, from Latin primus ‘first’. - the primal hunter-gatherer