pri·ma·ry
adjective OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈpraɪməri/
/ˈpraɪmeri/
- [only before noun] (especially British English) connected with the education of children between the ages of about five and eleven
初等教育的；小学教育的 - primary teachers
小学教师 - primary education
小学校育
- primary teachers
- [usually before noun] main; most important; basic
主要的；首要的；基本的 - our primary objective/goal/purpose
我们的首要目标 - The primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken English.
这门课的主要目的是提高英语会话能力。 - Our primary concern must be the children.
我们首先要关心的必须是儿童。 - Good healthcare is of primary importance.
良好的医疗保健是重中之重。 - The film's primary focus is on two families.
这部电影主要聚焦于两家人。 - What is the primary reason for global warming?
全球变暖的主要原因是什么？
- our primary objective/goal/purpose
- [usually before noun] (formal or specialist) developing or happening first; earliest
最初的；最早的 - Researchers are conducting studies to determine the primary causes of this phenomenon.
研究人员正在进行研究以确定这种现象的主要原因。 - The disease is still in its primary stage.
这病尚处于初始阶段。
- Researchers are conducting studies to determine the primary causes of this phenomenon.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘original, not derivative’): from Latin primarius, from primus ‘first’. The noun uses date from the 18th cent.