英汉词典

primary 基本解释

• adj. 主要的；初级的；基本的
• n. 原色；最主要者

primary 词态变化

primary 中文词源

来自prime,第一的，最初的，首要的，-ary,形容词后缀。

primary 英文词源

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).

primary 英文释义

1. a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen

2. one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing

3. coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit;

"current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil"

primary 同义词解析

chief, principal, main, major, leading, capital, foremost, primary

这些形容词均含有"首要的，主要的"之意。

chief： 指人时，表同类中职位最高，权力最大；指物时，表同类中最重要，价值最高。

principal： 用于人时，指地位优于其他人；用于物时，指该物在大小、重要性等方面优于他物。

main： 通常只用于物。指在一定范围内，某物的重要性、体积或力量等超过其它物。

major： 指同其他人或其它物、问题等相比较，显得更加重要和突出。

leading： 侧重指具有影响力或凝聚力。从而有主导和引导的作用。

capital： 着重指因重要性、意义、优越或重大而名列同类之首。

foremost： 侧重指在行进或发展过程中居首位。

primary： 通常不用于人。用于物时，指在重要性方面占第一位。

elementary, elemental, primary

这些形容词均含有"基本的"之意。

elementary： 指属于事物的初步或起始阶段

elemental： 强调属于事物的基础或本质。

primary可与作"初步的，初级"的elementary换用。

primary 双语例句

1. It is nearly always women who are the primary care givers.

从事初级保健护理工作的几乎都是女性。

来自柯林斯例句

2. His misunderstanding of language was the primary cause of his other problems.

他对语言的误解是引起其他问题的主要原因。

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3. Britain did not introduce compulsory primary education until 1880.

直到1880年，英国才开始实行初等义务教育。

来自柯林斯例句

4. He won the election because the Democrats self-destructed in their primary.

民主党在初选中自毁长城，所以才让他赢得了选举。

来自柯林斯例句

5. Mrs Steele was head of Didcot's C of E primary school.

斯蒂尔夫人曾是英国迪德科特圣公会小学的校长。

来自柯林斯例句

primary 实用场景例句

The primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken English.

这门课的主要目的是提高英语会话能力。

牛津词典

Our primary concern must be the children.

我们首先要关心的必须是儿童。

牛津词典

Good health care is of primary importance.

良好的医疗保健是重中之重。

牛津词典

primary causes

最初的原因

牛津词典

The disease is still in its primary stage.

这病尚处于初始阶段。

牛津词典

primary teachers

小学教师

牛津词典

the Illinois primary

伊利诺伊州的初选

牛津词典

the presidential primaries

总统候选人初选

牛津词典

That's the primary reason the company's share price has held up so well...

这是公司股票价格一直居高不下的主要原因。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I don't think young people's primary aim in life is to get drunk...

我觉得年轻人生活的主要目标并不是一醉方休。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Britain did not introduce compulsory primary education until 1880...

直到1880年，英国才开始实行初等义务教育。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Ninety-nine per cent of primary pupils now have hands-on experience of computers.

现在，99%的小学生都亲手操作过电脑。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It is not the primary tumour that kills, but secondary growths elsewhere in the body...

原发性肿瘤并不会置人于死地，致命的是身体其他部位的继发肿瘤。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They have been barred from primary bidding for clients.

他们被禁止对客户进行最初的投标。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the 1968 New Hampshire primary...

1968年新罕布什尔州的初选

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She won the Democratic primary...

她在民主党的初选中获胜。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

How many boys and girls are there in your class?

你班有多少男生和女生?

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First of all we should make primary education universal.

首先我们应普及初等教育.

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The primary task of the chair is to ensure the meeting runs smoothly.

主席的首要任务是确保会议顺利进行.

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This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery.

这是促使经济复苏的主要动力.

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People have no letters at the primary stage of civilization.

在文明的初期,人类是没有文字的.

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Intake in state primary schools is down by 10 %.

公立小学入学人数下降了10%.

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A distinction should be made between the primary and secondary tasks.

要区别主要的和次要的任务.

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