primordial

primordial
[prʌɪˈmɔːdɪəl]
adjective
  1. existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval
    最早的,(从)原始时代存在的;原始的
    the primordial oceans.
    原始海洋。
    ■(especially of a state or quality) basic and fundamental
    (尤指状态、品质)基本的,根本的
    the primordial needs of the masses.
    群众的基本要求。
    ■(Biology)(of a cell, part, or tissue) in the earliest stage of development
    (生)(细胞,器官,组织)原始的,原生的
派生
primordiality
noun
primordially
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English: from late Latin primordialis 'first of all', from primordius 'original' (see primordium)
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