primal
🇬🇧 UK/'praiml/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2
Definitions
adj.
Most important or fundamental; relating to the earliest stage of existence or development
主要的,最重要的;原始的,最初的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.primal instinct原始本能
- 2.primal fear原始恐惧
- 3.primal urge原始冲动
- 4.primal scream原始呐喊
Example Sentences
- 1.
The documentary explored humanity's primal instinct for survival in the wild.
- 2.
Fear is a primal emotion that has protected our species for thousands of years.
- 3.
The primal cause of the conflict was a long-standing dispute over land rights.