英文词源
- 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]
Related: Primarily.
- 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).
中文词源
primary：最初的，初级的；主要的，首要的，基本的
词根词缀： -prim-首要 + -ary形容词词尾
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：primary 词源，primary 含义。
来自prime,第一的，最初的，首要的，-ary,形容词后缀。
