- [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;小學教育的 primary teachers 小學教師 primary education 小學校育
- [usually before noun]
main; most important; basic synonym prime主要的;最重要的;基本的 our primary objective/goal/purpose 我們的主要目標/目的/目的 The primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken English. 這門課的主要目的是提高英語會話能力。 Our primary concern must be the children. 我們首先要關心的必須是兒童。 Good healthcare is of primary importance. 良好的醫療保健是重中之重。 The film's primary focus is on two families. 這部電影的主要焦點是兩個家庭。 What is the primary reason for global warming? 全球變暖的主要原因是什麽?
- [usually before noun] (formal or specialist)
developing or happening first; earliest 最初的;最早的
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘original, not derivative’): from Latin primarius, from primus ‘first’. The noun uses date from the 18th cent.