elementary
英 [el?'ment(?)r?]
美 [,?l?'m?ntri]
- adj. 基本的；初級的；[化學(xué)] 元素的
中文詞源
elementary 基本的，自然力的來自element, 基礎(chǔ)，基本。
英文詞源
- elementary (adj.)
- late 14c., "having the nature of one of the four elements," from Middle French elementaire and directly from Latin elementarius "belonging to the elements or rudiments," from elementum (see element). Meaning "rudimentary, involving first principles" is from 1540s; meaning "simple" is from 1620s. In elementary school (1841) it has the "rudimentary" sense.
雙語例句
- 1. He expressed the hope that on Monday elementary schools would be reopened.
- 他表示希望各小學(xué)星期一能復(fù)課。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A proton is an elementary particle of matter.
- 質(zhì)子是物質(zhì)的基本粒子。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. an elementary English course
- 基礎(chǔ)英語課程
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. a predominance of female teachers in elementary schools
- 小學(xué)里女教師居多的現(xiàn)象
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.
- 他們的課程包括基礎(chǔ)衛(wèi)生學(xué)和醫(yī)療知識.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》