- Christian Church the chief bishop or archbishop of a province【基督教】省级大主教; 首主教, 首席主教：
Cardinal Glemp, the primate of Poland.
红衣主教格伦普, 波兰首席主教。
派生词
primatial
/-ˈmeɪʃəl/ adjective词源
Middle English: from Old French primat, from Latin primas, primat- 'of the first rank'， from primus 'first'.
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- Zoology a mammal of an order that includes the lemurs, bushbabies, tarsiers, marmosets, monkeys, apes, and humans. They are distinguished by having hands, hand-like feet, and forwardfacing eyes, and are typically agile tree-dwellers.【动】灵长目动物。
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- Order Primates: several families.灵长目：数科。
词源
late 19th cent.: from Latin primas, primat- 'of the first rank' （see PRIMATE1）.