primate
美音:
[´praı´meıt
]英音:
[´praı´meıt
]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