primordial
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pri·mor·di·al /praɪˈmɔːdiəl $ -ˈmɔːr-/ adjective formal 1 SAexisting at the beginning of time or the beginning of the Earth 原始的，原始时代存在的；太古的，太初的 the primordial seas 原始海洋2 SIMPLE/NOT COMPLICATEDprimordial feelings are very strong and seem to come from the part of people’s character that is ancient and animal-like 〔情感〕原始的，本能的 He was driven on by a primordial terror. 他被本能的恐惧所驱使。3. the primordial soup formal HEthe mixture of gases and other substances that people believe existed before the beginning of life on Earth 原生浆液〔据信地球上生命开始之前存在的气体和其他物质的混合物〕
Examples from the Corpus
primordial• The fear of separation I suddenly understood that day to be a fear as primordial as the fear of death.• Nun: primordial deity of the waters of chaos, depicted in human form.• primordial instincts• The blue mountains like a photograph of primordial ocean.• the primordial origins of life• The Napa Valley, raised from the primordial sea, was formed by violent volcanic eruptions.• This is why bodies exist, rather than separate replicators still battling it out in the primordial soup.• Pilgrims of the primordial, we go to reflect on our birth.Origin primordial (1300-1400) Late Latin primordialis, from Latin primordium “origin”, from primus ( → PRIME1) + ordiri “to begin”pri·mor·di·al adjectiveChineseSyllable
of the at Corpus of beginning beginning the the time or existing
primordial
pri‧mor‧di‧al /praɪˈmɔːdiəl $ -ˈmɔːr-/
adjective formal
the primordial seas
2. primordial feelings are very strong and seem to come from the part of people’s character that is ancient and animal-like:
He was driven on by a primordial terror.
3. the primordial soup the mixture of gases and other substances that people believe existed before the beginning of life on Earth
pri‧mor‧di‧al /praɪˈmɔːdiəl $ -ˈmɔːr-/
adjective formal Date: 1300-1400
Language: Late Latin
Origin: primordialis, from Latin primordium __origin__, from primus ( ⇨ prime1) + ordiri __to begin__
1. existing at the beginning of time or the beginning of the Earth:Language: Late Latin
Origin: primordialis, from Latin primordium __origin__, from primus ( ⇨ prime1) + ordiri __to begin__
2. primordial feelings are very strong and seem to come from the part of people’s character that is ancient and animal-like:
3. the primordial soup the mixture of gases and other substances that people believe existed before the beginning of life on Earth