primal
/ˈpraɪməl/adjective
1- fundamental; essential根本的, 首要的：
for me, writing is a primal urge.
就我而言, 写作是一种原始冲动。
1.1
- relating to an early stage in evolutionary development; primeval最初的; 原始的：
primal hunting societies.
原始狩猎社会。
1.2
- Psychology of, relating to, or denoting the needs, fears, or behaviour that are postulated (especially in Freudian theory) to form the origins of emotional life【心理】（尤指弗洛伊德理论）原始的; 原感的：
he preys on people's primal fears.
他利用人们原始的害怕心理。参见PRIMAL SCENE.
派生词
primally
adverb词源
early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin primalis, from Latin primus 'first'.