primal
adjective /ˈpraɪml/
/ˈpraɪml/
[only before noun] (formal)- connected with the earliest origins of life; very basic
synonym primeval原始的;最初的;根源的;根本的 - the primal hunter-gatherer
原始狩猎采集者 - a primal urge/fear
本能的欲望/恐惧
Collocations DictionaryPrimal is used with these nouns:- fear
- urge
词源early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin primalis, from Latin primus ‘first’. - the primal hunter-gatherer