primordial
adjective /praɪˈmɔːdiəl/
/praɪˈmɔːrdiəl/
[usually before noun] (formal)- existing at or from the beginning of the world
synonym primeval原生的;原始的 - (of a feeling or a desire
) very basic感觉或欲望 synonym primeval基本的 - primordial impulses
本能的冲动
- primordial impulses
词源late Middle English: from late Latin primordialis ‘first of all’, from primordius ‘original’, from primus ‘first’ + ordiri ‘begin’.