酷兔词典首页

primate

美音:[´praı´meıt ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[´praı´meıt ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
唐老鸭

难易程度:

primate为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

形容词:primatial

词根

prim,prin,prem=first(第一)

primate


/'praɪmeɪt; `praɪmet/
n archbishop 大主教; 主教长
*the Primate of all England, ie the Archbishop of Canterbury 全英主教长(坎特伯雷大主教).

/'praɪmeɪt; `praɪmet/
n member of the most highly developed order of mammals that includes human beings, apes, monkeys and lemurs 灵长目动物.


灵长目中有胎盘的哺乳动物;视力好,手、脚灵活

primate


n[C]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French;Origin: primat, from Medieval Latin primas 'archbishop', from Latin, 'leader', from primus; PRIME1]
a member of the group of animals that includes humans and monkeys


any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet