primordial
UK/prai'mɒ:diәl/US
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Definitions
adj.
Existing from the very beginning of time; ancient and fundamental
原始的，最初的，远古的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin prīmordium = prīm- (first) + ordīrī (to begin/weave) = 'the very first beginning.' Primordial means existing from that first instant — the primordial soup (the chemical mix life began in), primordial chaos (the state before order). It is the strongest 'from the absolute start' word in the family.
Root prim still carries 18 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.primordial soup原始汤
- 2.primordial instinct原始本能
- 3.primordial fear原始恐惧
- 4.primordial chaos混沌初开
Example Sentences
- 1.
Life may have begun in a warm primordial soup.
- 2.
The myth describes a primordial chaos before the gods.