pri·mor·di·al
adjective/praɪˈmɔːdiəl/
/praɪˈmɔːrdiəl/
[usually before noun] (formal)- existing at or from the beginning of the world
synonym primeval原生的;原始的 - (of a feeling or a desire) very basic
synonym primeval基本的 - primordial impulses
本能的冲动
- primordial impulses
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin primordialis ‘first of all’, from primordius ‘original’, from primus ‘first’ + ordiri ‘begin’.