primary

adj. 主要的；初级的；基本的

n. 原色；最主要者

adj.

首要的，主要的；最早的，原始的；[地质学]原生的；基本的

n.

第一位；最好者；要素；候选人提拔会

变形

复数：primaries

双语释义

[A]首要的,主要的; 基本的 most important; main; chief

[A]最初的,初级的 earliest in time or order of development; of or for fundamental education

英英释义

primary[ 'praiməri ]

n.

a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen

同义词：primary election

one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing

同义词：primary featherprimary quill

coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit

"current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil"

同义词：primary coilprimary winding

adj.

of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondhand

"primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"

not derived from or reducible to something else; basic

"a primary instinct"

most important element

"policemen were primary targets"

同义词：chief(a)main(a)principal(a)

of or being the essential or basic part

同义词：elementaryelemental

of primary importance

同义词：basal

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

primary goal主要目标

primary meeting预选会

primary colors(红、黄、蓝)三原色

primary education初等教育

primary evidence基本证据

primary importance头等重要

primary school小学

词组短语

primary school小学

primary stage初始阶段

primary purpose主要目的；根本目的

primary factor主因子，准素因子；一次因素

primary education初等教育

primary goal首要目标

primary function主功能；基函数

primary energy一次能源；最初的电子能量

primary air一次空气

primary source主源；第一手来源

primary focus主焦点；优先考虑

primary care初级治疗，初级护理；基层医疗

primary concern主要关心的事

primary data原始数据；原始资料

primary treatment一次处理；初级处理

primary production初级生产

primary key主关键字，主键标

primary health care初级保健护理

primary culture原始培养；初代培养

primary market初级市场；初次市场（即证券发行机构）

同近义词辨析

这组词都有“首要的，主要的”的意思，其区别是：

principal用于人时，指地位优于其他人；用于物时，指该物在大小、重要性等方面优于他物。

leading侧重指具有影响力或凝聚力。从而有主导和引导的作用。

primary通常不用于人。用于物时，指在重要性方面占第一位。

foremost侧重指在行进或发展过程中居首位。

capital着重指因重要性、意义、优越或重大而名列同类之首。

major指同其他人或其它物、问题等相比较，显得更加重要和突出。

chief拽人时，表同类中职位最高，权力最大；指物时，表同类中最重要，价值最高。

main通常只用于物。指在一定范围内，某物的重要性、体积或力量等超过其它物。

这组词都有“基本的”的意思，其区别是：

primary可与作“初步的，初级”的elementary换用。

elemental强调属于事物的基础或本质。

elementary指属于事物的初步或起始阶段

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

The primary task for socialism is to develop the productive forces.
社会主义的首要任务是发展社会生产力。

Another primary reason is that there seems to be too many private cars and not enough public buses.
另一个主要原因是私家车过多而公交车不够。

The demand for primary products is on the increase in European market.
欧洲市场对初级产品的需求在增长。

Primary education comes under the umbrella of local government.
小学教育受地方政府的保护。

This is the primary source from which human knowledge develops.
这是人类认识发展的根源。

A primary disease arises spontaneously with no apparent external symptoms.
处于初期阶段的疾病发生时没有明显的外在症状。

用作名词(n.)

We should place development on the primary in governing and rejuvenating the country.
我们应将发展放在执政兴国中的第一位。

Collins was nosed out by his opponent in the primary.
柯林斯在初选中就被他的对手击败了。

Teacher is the primary in instructing pupils' psychology and enlightening their wisdom.
老师是引导小学生心理成长和启发智慧的最主要的人。

Nowadays, technology has become the primary factor in the economy development and many people begin to question Marx's theory on labor value.
摘要当今世界，科技已成为推动经济的第一要素，不少人开始对马克思的劳动价值论提出质疑。

These are created by combining the primary colors.
这些颜色通过混合原色形成。

"(actors, singers, etc.) perform for outside salary income without approval by the unit they belong to"
走穴

In one way, primary and secondary coils are wound around the space.
有一种方法是把初级线圈和次级线圈绕在这个地方。

An electric transformer changes the alternating voltage applied to it in proportion to the numbers of turns in its primary and secondary windings.
变压器其交变电压的改变与初级线圈及其次级线圈的匝数成正比。

权威例句

primary (adj.)

early 15c., "of the first order," from Latin primarius "of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent," from primus "first" (see prime (adj.)). Meaning "first in order" is from 1802. Primary color is first recorded 1610s (at first the seven of the spectrum, later the three from which others can be made); primary school is 1802, from French école primaire.

The Paris journals ... are full of a plan, brought forward by Fourcroy, for the establishment of primary schools, which is not interesting to an English reader. [London "Times," April 27, 1802]

primary (n.)

1861, American English, short for primary election (1792, with reference to France; in a U.S. context from 1835); earlier primary caucus (1821).

1. Primary personas represent the primary target for the design of an interface.

首要人物角色代表界面设计的主要目标，在单一产品中每个界面只对应一个首要人物角色。

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2. Address every primary view and dialog possible.

要尽可能考虑到所有主要的视图和对话。

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3. Phones are not satellite devices; they are primary communication devices.

移动电话是一个非常有趣的手持设备，电话不是卫星设备，它们是主要的通信工具。

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4. Primary personas

首要人物角色

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5. Designers (or, more broadly, design decision makers) are the primary consumers of usability study findings.

设计者（或者更广泛些，包括那些设计决策者）是可用性研究结果的主要受益者。

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6. Decide which combination is appropriate for your primary and secondary personas.

首先考虑一下首要人物角色和次要人物角色，哪种输入方式或者组合更适合他们。

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7. Focus the design for each interface on a single primary persona.

每一个界面的设计关注点在于一个单独的首要人物角色。

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8. User personas that are not primary or secondary are supplemental personas.

既不是首要人物角色，也不是次要人物角色的用户人物角色都是补充人物角色。

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9. Is the primary persona being treated humanely by the product?

该产品对待首要人物角色时是否有人情味？

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10. Put primary interactions in the primary window.

把主要的交互操作放在主窗口中。

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