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

名詞 primary:

1. a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
   同義詞：primary election
2. one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
   同義詞：primary feather, primary quill
3. coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
   同義詞：primary coil, primary winding

形容詞 primary:

1. of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondhand
2. not derived from or reducible to something else; basic
3. most important element
   同義詞：chief, main, principal
4. of or being the essential or basic part
   同義詞：elementary, elemental
5. of primary importance
   同義詞：basal

1. The demand for primary products is on the increase in European market.
   歐洲市場(chǎng)對(duì)初級(jí)產(chǎn)品的需求在增長(zhǎng)。
2. He only accepted the primary education off and on in his childhood.
   他小時(shí)候只斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地接受過(guò)初等教育。
3. Primary education comes under the umbrella of local government.
   小學(xué)教育受地方政府的保護(hù)。
4. The little boy left primary school at eleven.
   這個(gè)小男孩十一歲時(shí)小學(xué)畢業(yè)。
5. The disease is still in its primary stage.
   這疾病仍然在初發(fā)階段。
6. Love and hatred are primary emotions.
   愛(ài)和恨是基本的情感。

pri.mar.y

adj.Abbr. prim.（形容詞）縮寫(xiě) prim.
First or highest in rank, quality, or importance; principal.
首要的，主要的：在階層，質(zhì)量或重要性上處于首要的或最高的；主要的
Being or standing first in a list, series, or sequence.
首先的：在名單，系列或排序上處在首位的
Occurring first in time or sequence; earliest.
最早的：在時(shí)間和次序上首次出現(xiàn)的；最早的
Being or existing as the first or earliest of a kind; primitive.
原始的：某一種類(lèi)第一或最早存在或出現(xiàn)的；最初的
Geology Characteristic of or existing in a rock at the time of its formation.
【地質(zhì)學(xué)】 原生的：巖石成形時(shí)期的特點(diǎn)的或在該時(shí)期存在的
Serving as or being an essential component, as of a system; basic.See Synonyms at chief
主要的，基本的：作為主要成分的，如一個(gè)系統(tǒng)的主要成分的；基本的參見(jiàn) chief

Immediate; direct:
立即的；直接的：
例句：
a primary effect; a primary information source.
立即效應(yīng)；第一手材料來(lái)源

Preliminary to a later stage in a continuing process:
初級(jí)的：在持續(xù)的過(guò)程中為后來(lái)的階段預(yù)備的：
例句：
primary training.
初步訓(xùn)練

Of or relating to a primary school:
初級(jí)學(xué)校的：和小學(xué)有關(guān)的，小學(xué)的：
例句：
the primary grades.
小學(xué)一至三年級(jí)

Color Of or relating to a primary color or colors.
【色彩】 原色的：與一種或幾種基本顏色有關(guān)的
Linguistics
【語(yǔ)言學(xué)】
Having a word root or other linguistic element as a basis that cannot be further analyzed or broken down. Used of the derivation of a word or word element.
具有不可分的語(yǔ)根的：具有不能再分析或分解的詞根或其他語(yǔ)素的用于詞或詞素的派生
Referring to present or future time. Used as a collective designation for various present and future verb tenses in Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit.
現(xiàn)在時(shí)的：指現(xiàn)在或?qū)?lái)的用于指拉丁語(yǔ)，希臘語(yǔ)和梵語(yǔ)中各種現(xiàn)在或?qū)?lái)動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)的總稱(chēng)
Electronics Of, relating to, or constituting an inducting current, circuit, or coil.
【電子學(xué)】 原線圈的：線圈，電路或電流的；和線圈、電路、電流有關(guān)的；組成線圈，電路或電流的
Of, relating to, or designating the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird`s wing.
初級(jí)飛羽的：關(guān)于在鳥(niǎo)翼外邊緣突出的主要飛行羽毛的或指主要飛行羽毛的
Of or relating to agriculture, forestry, the industries that extract natural materials from the earth, or the products so obtained:
天然的：與農(nóng)業(yè)，森林業(yè)或其他從地球表面提取原料的工業(yè)有關(guān)的或用這種方式得到的產(chǎn)品的：
例句：
a primary commodity.
天然商品

Chemistry
【化學(xué)】
Relating to the replacement of one of several atoms or radicals in a compound by another atom or radical.
連上一個(gè)碳原子的：用另外一個(gè)原子或原子團(tuán)來(lái)替代混合物中某一原子或原子團(tuán)的過(guò)程的或與此有關(guān)的
Having a carbon atom attached solely to one other carbon atom in a molecule.
一代的：分子一個(gè)碳原子點(diǎn)和另外一個(gè)碳原子相連的
Biochemistry Of, relating to, or being the sequence of amino acids in a protein.
【生物化學(xué)】 原發(fā)性的：蛋白質(zhì)中胺酸排列的或與蛋白質(zhì)中胺酸排列有關(guān)的
Botany Of, relating to, or being growth or tissue derived solely from apical meristems present in the embryo:
【植物學(xué)】 初生的：僅在胚胎中存在的頂端分生組織中的生長(zhǎng)或組織的或與這種生長(zhǎng)或組織有關(guān)的：
例句：
primary meristem; primary xylem.
初生分生組織；初生木質(zhì)部

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 pri.mar.ies

One that is first in time, order, or sequence.
第一位：時(shí)間，順序或次序上處于第一事物
One that is first or best in degree, quality, or importance.
最好者：程度，質(zhì)量或重要性方面居首位或最好的事物
One that is fundamental, basic, or elemental.
要素：根本的，基本的或必要的人

A meeting of the registered voters of a political party for the purpose of nominating candidates and for choosing delegates to their party convention.
候選人提拔會(huì)：某一政黨已登記的選民為提名候選人及為選擇政黨會(huì)議代表而舉行的會(huì)議
A preliminary election in which the registered voters of a political party nominate candidates for office.
初選：某一政黨已登記的選民提名參加公職競(jìng)選候選人的初選
Color A primary color.
【色彩】 原色，基色
One of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird`s wing.
初級(jí)飛羽：鳥(niǎo)翅膀外邊緣突出的主要飛羽
Electronics An inducting current, circuit, or coil.
【電子學(xué)】 初級(jí)線圈：感應(yīng)電流，電路或線圈
Astronomy
【天文學(xué)】
A celestial body, especially a star, relative to other bodies in orbit around it.
恒星：在軌道上圈繞其相對(duì)其他天體的天體，尤指恒星
The brighter of two stars that make up a double star.
雙星中較亮的一顆：組成兩顆雙星中的較亮的一顆

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Latin prom3rius [chief]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) prom3rius [主要的]
from promus [first] * see per
源自 promus [首要的] *參見(jiàn) per