prime
prime 英 [praɪm] 美 [praɪm]
adj. 主要的；最好的；基本的 adv. 极好地 n. 初期；青年；精华；全盛时期
进行时:priming 过去式:primed 过去分词:primed 第三人称单数:primes 名词复数:primes
- If something is in its prime, it is at its best. The same goes for a person. If you are young and healthy and in the prime of your life, you are ready to take on the world.
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- adj. 主要的；最好的；基本的
- adv. 极好地
- n. 初期；青年；精华；全盛时期
- vt. 使准备好；填装
- vi. 作准备
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1. This should be the prime of our lives.
这应该是我们人生的黄金时期。
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2. The resignation of the prime minister will cause much confusion.
首相的辞职将引起很大混乱。
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3. So for infectious diseases and diseases of the poor, intellectual property protection should not be the prime consideration.
因此，对于传染病和穷人的疾病，知识产权保护不应该是首先考虑的事项。
- 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) "forward," hence "in front of, before, first, chief."
- 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.
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