pri·mal /ˈpraɪməl/
(a.)第一的,最初的,原始的
Pri·mal a. First; primary; original; chief.
It hath the primal eldest curse upon it. --Shak.
The primal duties shine aloft like stars. --Wordsworth.
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primal
adj 1: serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the
central cause of the problem"; "an example that was
fundamental to the argument"; "computers are
fundamental to modern industrial structure" [syn: cardinal,
central, fundamental, key]
2: having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or
original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal
eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest
primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"
[syn: aboriginal, primeval, primaeval, primordial]