primordial

adjective

/praɪˈmɔːdiəl/

/praɪˈmɔːrdiəl/

[usually before noun] (formal)

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existing at or from the beginning of the world原生的；原始的 synonym primeval
(of a feeling or a desire感觉或欲望) very basic基本的 synonym primeval
- primordial impulses本能的冲动

Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin primordialis ‘first of all’, from primordius ‘original’, from primus ‘first’ + ordiri ‘begin’.