wild and powerful; like the forces of nature 狂暴的；猛烈的；似自然力的 the elemental fury of the storm 暴风雨的肆虐
basic and important 基本的；主要的；重要的 an elemental truth 基本事实
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from medieval Latin elementalis, from elementum ‘principle, rudiment’, translating Greek stoikheion ‘step, component part’.