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
late Middle English: from late Latin primordialis 'first of all', from primordius 'original' (see primordium)