| 释义 |
pri·mor·di·al
I. \(ˈ)prī|mȯ(r)dēəl\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin primordialis, from Latin primordium beginning, origin (from neuter of primordius original, from primus first + ordiri to begin, begin a web) + -alis -al — more at prime, order
1.
a. : existing at or from the beginning : first created or developed : earliest, primeval
< assuming that the sun, planets, and their satellites had all originated from a primordial mass of gas — S.F.Mason >
< the child's primordial subconscious world — Louise Bogan >
b. : earliest formed in the growth of an individual or organ : primitive
c. : crude, undeveloped
< a primordial theologian of the hellfire and brimstone variety — Carey McWilliams >
2. : constituting a basis or starting point : existing independently : elementary, fundamental, primary
< life's primordial reality is spirit — H.O.Taylor >
• pri·mor·di·al·ly \-əlē, -li\ adverb
II. noun
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: something original or fundamental : a first principle or element |