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-derivedCommon 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.