primary

adjective

OPAL W OPAL S

/ˈpraɪməri/

/ˈpraɪmeri/

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[only before noun] (especially British English) connected with the education of children between the ages of about five and eleven初等教育的；小学教育的
- primary teachers小学教师
- primary education小学校育
compare elementary, secondary, tertiaryTopics Educationb1
[usually before noun] main; most important; basic主要的；最重要的；基本的 synonym prime
- our primary objective/goal/purpose我们的主要目标/目的/目的
- 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。
- Our primary concern must be the children.我们首先要关心的必须是儿童。
- Good healthcare is of primary importance.良好的医疗保健是重中之重。
- The film's primary focus is on two families. 这部电影的主要焦点是两个家庭。
- What is the primary reason for global warming? 全球变暖的主要原因是什么？
[usually before noun] (formal or specialist) developing or happening first; earliest最初的；最早的
- Researchers are conducting studies to determine the primary causes of this phenomenon.研究人员正在进行研究，以确定这种现象的主要原因。
- The disease is still in its primary stage.这病尚处于初始阶段。

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘original, not derivative’): from Latin primarius, from primus ‘first’. The noun uses date from the 18th cent.

primary

noun

/ˈpraɪməri/

/ˈpraɪmeri/

(plural primaries)

(also primary election)

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(in the US) an election in which people in a particular area vote to choose a candidate for a future important election（美国）初选
- the Illinois primary伊利诺伊州的初选
- the presidential primaries总统候选人初选
- He ran in the open primary for election as a state senator.他参加了州参议员的公开初选。
- the next round of primaries下一轮初选
Topics Politicsc2
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘original, not derivative’): from Latin primarius, from primus ‘first’. The noun uses date from the 18th cent.