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primordial

🇬🇧 UK/prai'mɒ:diәl/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Existing from the very beginning; relating to the earliest stage of development

原始的,最初的,自远古时代就存在的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
primfirst
+
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+
iconnector
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alrelating to, having the nature of
=primordial

Common Collocations

  • 1.primordial soup原始汤(生命起源的化学混合物)
  • 2.primordial instinct原始本能
  • 3.primordial fear原始恐惧
  • 4.primordial chaos混沌初开

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Scientists believe that primordial soup contained the basic chemicals necessary for life.

  • 2.

    The forest had a primordial atmosphere, as if untouched since the dawn of time.

  • 3.

    Her primordial instinct to protect her child overrode all rational thought.

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