prime
英 [pra?m]
美[pra?m]
- adj. 主要的；最好的；基本的
- adv. 極好地
- n. 初期；青年；精華；全盛時期
- vt. 使準(zhǔn)備好；填裝
- vi. 作準(zhǔn)備
- n. (Prime)人名；(英)普賴姆；(德)普里梅
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?primes;第三人稱單數(shù):?primes;過去式:?primed;過去分詞:?primed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?priming;
助記提示
1、prim- + -e.
2、含義：first in order, first in importance, chief, principal; excellent, distinguished, noble, springtime of human life.
2、含義：first in order, first in importance, chief, principal; excellent, distinguished, noble, springtime of human life.
中文詞源
prime 第一的，首要的，基本的，最早的
來自拉丁語primus,第一的，最初的，首要的，來自古拉丁語pri,在前，來自PIE*per,向前，在前，詞源同ford,first.-im,最高級后綴，詞源同ultimate,maximum.
英英釋意
- 1. a number that has no factor but itself and 1
- 2. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- 3. the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
- 4. the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
英文詞源
- prime
- prime: [OE] Latin prīmus ‘first’ came from an earlier *prīsmo-, which went back ultimately to Indo-European *pro ‘before, in front’ (ancestor also of English first). English first acquired it direct from Latin in the Anglo-Saxon period as an ecclesiastical term for the earliest of the canonical hours, and this is the source of the modern English noun uses of the word (as in ‘in one’s prime’).
The adjective prime was borrowed in the 14th century from Old French prime. English has a wide range of words that go back to derivatives of Latin prīmus, including premier [15], prim, primal [17], primary [15], primate [13], primitive [14], prince, principal, and principle. The trade-name Primus was first used for a sort of paraffin lamp in the early years of the 20th century.
=> first, premier, prim, primitive, prince, principle - prime (adj.)
- late 14c., "first in order," from Latin primus "first, the first, first part," figuratively "chief, principal; excellent, distinguished, noble" (source also of Italian and Spanish primo), from pre-Italic *prismos, superlative of PIE *preis- "before," from root *per- (1) "beyond, through" (see per).
Meaning "first in importance" is from 1610s in English; that of "first-rate" is from 1620s. Arithmetical sense (as in prime number) is from 1560s; prime meridian is from 1878. Prime time originally (c. 1500) meant "spring time;" broadcasting sense of "peak tuning-in period" is attested from 1961. - prime (n.)
- "earliest canonical hour" (6 a.m.), Old English prim, from Medieval Latin prima "the first service," from Latin prima hora "the first hour" (of the Roman day). Meaning "most vigorous stage" first recorded 1530s; specifically "springtime of human life" (often meaning ages roughly 21 to 28) is from 1590s. In classical Latin, noun uses of the adjective meant "first part, beginning; leading place."
- prime (v.)
- "to fill, charge, load" (a weapon), 1510s, probably from prime (adj.). Meaning "to cover with a first coat of paint or dye" is from c. 1600. To prime a pump (c. 1840) meant to pour water down the tube, which saturated the sucking mechanism and made it draw up water more readily. Related: Primed; priming.
同義詞辨析
excellent, choice, splendid, select, prime, first-rate
這些形容詞均有"極好的"之意。
excellent： 通常指事物在等級品位以及職位級別等方面的最優(yōu)或接近最優(yōu)。
choice： 指通過精心挑選達到水平，尤指罕見或品質(zhì)精良的商品。
splendid： 口語常用詞，指非常令人滿意，顯得完美無缺。
select： 指精挑細(xì)選出來作為范例的物或人。
prime： 常指最重要、價值最高的東西，也可以表示最佳、最典型或最高的人或物。
first-rate： 多用于指對抽象事物的主觀評估，有時含夸大、自負(fù)的意味。
考試真題
- When Leah made the commitment to change, she primed herself to new opportunities she may otherwise have overlooked.
出自-2017年6月閱讀原文
- Songdo, a city built from scratch in South Korea, is one of Kasarda's prime examples.
2019年12月四級真題（第一套）閱讀 Section B
- The prime minister denied there was a connection between his news adviser's outside interests and the change in legislative programme.
出自-2016年12月閱讀原文
- Prime Minister Cameron has been reluctant to take action.
出自-2016年12月閱讀原文
- A prime example Schweitzer and his colleagues cite is the 2004 collapse of energy-trading giant Enron, where managers used financial incentives to motivate salesmen to meet specific revenue goals.
出自-2012年6月閱讀原文
- A teacher deserves wide latitude in selecting the method of grading that best promotes learning in her classroom; that is, after all, the prime function of grades.
出自-2010年6月閱讀原文
- This should have primed the subjects with "stereotype threat" – an anxiety that their results will confirm negative stereotypes, which has been shown to damage the performance of African Americans.
出自-2010年6月閱讀原文
- He has been successfully elected Prime Minister.
出自-2011年12月聽力原文
- So if you are a student who always reviews over black coffee, perhaps it would be sensible to prime yourself with a cup before the exam.
2017年6月六級真題（第一套）聽力 Section C
- Helen Mirren stars in the play by Peter Morgan, about queen Elizabeth II of the UK and her private meetings with twelve prime ministers in the course of sixty years.
2019年高考英語全國卷3 閱讀理解 閱讀A 原文
- How much would a mother earn a year if working as the prime minister?
2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 題設(shè)
- This would make their yearly income ￡30, 000 more than the Prime Minister earns.
2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文
- When Hoffa’s Teamsters were in their prime in 1960, only one in ten American government workers belonged to a union; now 36% do.
出自-2012年考研閱讀原文
- When Hoffa's Teamsters were in their prime in 1960, only one in ten American government workers belonged to a union; now 36% do.
2012年考研真題（英語一）閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ
詞組搭配
prime the pump
stimulate or support the growth or success of something by supplying it with money
（通過提供資金）刺激增長（或成功）
the money was intended to prime the community care pump.
這筆錢是打算用來啟動社區(qū)保健護理的。
prime the pump【非正式用語】
To encourage the growth or action of something.
鼓勵：鼓勵某事的發(fā)展或行動
實用場景例句
- My prime concern is to protect my property.
- 我最關(guān)心的是保護自己的財產(chǎn)。
牛津詞典
- Winning is not the prime objective in this sport.
- 獲勝不是這項體育運動的主要目的。
牛津詞典
- The care of the environment is of prime importance.
- 保護環(huán)境是最重要的。
牛津詞典
- He's the police's prime suspect in this case.
- 他是該案中警方的主要懷疑對象。
牛津詞典
- prime (cuts of) beef
- 上等的牛肉（塊）
牛津詞典
- The store has a prime position in the mall.
- 這家商店位于商業(yè)中心一個非常理想的位置。
牛津詞典
- The building is a prime example of 1960s architecture.
- 這座大樓是20世紀(jì)60年代的典型建筑。
牛津詞典
- The house is isolated and a prime target for burglars.
- 這座孤零零的房子是盜賊的首選目標(biāo)。
牛津詞典
- He's a prime candidate for promotion.
- 他是最有望獲得晉升的人選。
牛津詞典
- a young woman in her prime
- 正當(dāng)妙齡的女郎
牛津詞典
- He was barely 30 and in the prime of (his) life .
- 他還不滿30歲，正是英姿勃發(fā)的年華。
牛津詞典
- These flowers are long past their prime .
- 這些花的鼎盛花期早過了。
牛津詞典
- They had been primed with good advice.
- 他們事先得到了高人指點。
牛津詞典
- She was ready and primed for action.
- 她已胸有成竹、躍躍欲試了。
牛津詞典
- He had primed his friends to give the journalists as little information as possible.
- 他已經(jīng)知會他的朋友，盡量少向記者透露消息。
牛津詞典
- The bomb was primed, ready to explode.
- 炸彈已準(zhǔn)備好，可隨時引爆。
牛津詞典
- Political stability, meanwhile, will be a prime concern...
- 同時，政治穩(wěn)定性將放在首位。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- It could be a prime target for guerrilla attack...
- 這可能是游擊隊進攻的主要目標(biāo)。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- It was one of the City's prime sites, near the Stock Exchange.
- 這是倫敦最好的地段之一，離證券交易所很近。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The prime example is Macy's, once the undisputed king of California retailers.
- 最典型的例子是梅西百貨，它曾經(jīng)是加利福尼亞無可爭辯的零售巨頭。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Maybe I'm just coming into my prime now...
- 也許我現(xiàn)在正要步入事業(yè)輝煌期。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- She was in her intellectual prime...
- 在智力上，她正處于壯年。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Claire wished she'd primed Sarah beforehand...
- 克萊爾真希望她事先指點過薩拉。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Arnold primed her for her duties...
- 阿諾德事先讓她熟悉了自己的任務(wù)。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He was priming the bomb to go off in an hour's time...
- 他正在裝炸彈，設(shè)定為在一個小時之內(nèi)爆炸。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Tom keeps a primed 10-foot shotgun in his office.
- 湯姆在辦公室放了一支裝了子彈的10英尺長的獵槍。
柯林斯高階英語詞典