primordial
/praɪˈmɔːdɪəl/adjective
1- existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval最早的, （从）原始时代存在的; 原始的：
the primordial oceans.
原始海洋。
1.1
- (especially of a state or quality) basic and fundamental（尤指状态、品质）基本的, 根本的：
the primordial needs of the masses.
群众的基本要求。
1.2
- Biology (of a cell, part, or tissue) in the earliest stage of development【生】（细胞, 器官, 组织）原始的, 原生的。
派生词
primordiality
nounprimordially
adverb词源
late Middle English: from late Latin primordialis 'first of all'， from primordius 'original' （see PRIMORDIUM）.