primary
英 ['pra?m(?)r?]
美['pra?m?ri]
英英釋義
同義詞辨析
考試真題
實(shí)用場(chǎng)景例句
近義詞main leading essential basic fundamental paramount foremost important dominant first chief principal
反義詞
- adj. 主要的；初級(jí)的；基本的
- n. 原色；最主要者
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?primaries;
助記提示
1、prim- + -ary.
2、含義：of the first order, of the first rank, chief, principal.
2、含義：of the first order, of the first rank, chief, principal.
中文詞源
primary 最早的，最主要的
來(lái)自prime,第一的，最初的，首要的，-ary,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- primary (adj.)
- early 15c., "of the first order," from Latin primarius "of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent," from primus "first" (see prime (adj.)). Meaning "first in order" is from 1802. Primary color is first recorded 1610s (at first the seven of the spectrum, later the three from which others can be made); primary school is 1802, from French école primaire.
The Paris journals ... are full of a plan, brought forward by Fourcroy, for the establishment of primary schools, which is not interesting to an English reader. [London "Times," April 27, 1802]
Related: Primarily. - primary (n.)
- 1861, American English, short for primary election (1792, with reference to France; in a U.S. context from 1835); earlier primary caucus (1821).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. It is nearly always women who are the primary care givers.
- 從事初級(jí)保健護(hù)理工作的幾乎都是女性。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. His misunderstanding of language was the primary cause of his other problems.
- 他對(duì)語(yǔ)言的誤解是引起其他問題的主要原因。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Britain did not introduce compulsory primary education until 1880.
- 直到1880年，英國(guó)才開始實(shí)行初等義務(wù)教育。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. He won the election because the Democrats self-destructed in their primary.
- 民主黨在初選中自毀長(zhǎng)城，所以才讓他贏得了選舉。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Mrs Steele was head of Didcot's C of E primary school.
- 斯蒂爾夫人曾是英國(guó)迪德科特圣公會(huì)小學(xué)的校長(zhǎng)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
