英汉词典

1. 首要的；主要的
    You use primary to describe something that is very important.

    e.g. That's the primary reason the company's share price has held up so well...
           这是公司股票价格一直居高不下的主要原因。
    e.g. I don't think young people's primary aim in life is to get drunk...
           我觉得年轻人生活的主要目标并不是一醉方休。

2. （教育）初级的，初等的，小学的
    Primary education is given to pupils between the ages of 5 and 11.

    e.g. Britain did not introduce compulsory primary education until 1880...
           直到1880年，英国才开始实行初等义务教育。
    e.g. Ninety-nine per cent of primary pupils now have hands-on experience of computers.
           现在，99%的小学生都亲手操作过电脑。