primate
英 [ˈpraɪmeɪt]
美 [ˈpraɪmeɪt]
n. 灵长类; 灵长目动物; 大主教; 总主教
复数：primates
Collins.1 / BNC.10750 / COCA.11355
牛津词典
noun
- 灵长类；灵长目动物
any animal that belongs to the group of mammals that includes humans, apes and monkeys - 大主教；总主教
an archbishop (= a priest of very high rank in the Christian Church)- the Primate of all England (= the Archbishop of Canterbury)
全英格兰主教长（坎特伯雷大主教）
- the Primate of all England (= the Archbishop of Canterbury)
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 灵长类（动物）
Aprimateis a member of the group of mammals which includes humans, monkeys, and apes.- The woolly spider monkey is the largest primate in the Americas.
绒毛蛛猴是美洲最大的灵长类动物。
- The woolly spider monkey is the largest primate in the Americas.
- N-COUNT 大主教；首席主教
The Primate ofa particular country or region is the most important priest in that country or region.- ...the Roman Catholic Primate of All Ireland.
全爱尔兰天主教大主教
- ...the Roman Catholic Primate of All Ireland.
The pronunciation /'praɪmeɪt/ is also used for meaning 2. 义项2亦读作 /'praɪmeɪt/。
英英释义
noun
- any placental mammal of the order Primates
- a senior clergyman and dignitary
双语例句
- The Aye-aye is the world's largest nocturnal primate, and dwells predominantly in forest canopies.
狐猴是世界上最大的夜间性活动灵长类动物，主要居住在森林中。 - Today the human brain is three times the size of our primate ancestors.
如今，人类大脑是我们的祖先灵长类动物大小的三倍。 - Until recently no primate, and no tropical mammal, was known to hibernate.
直到近来没有灵长类动物，没有热带哺乳动物是熟知去冬眠的。 - Simons said that when this primate lived, Africa was an island, limiting the competition for survival.
Simons说这种动物生活的时候非洲还是一个岛屿，没有生存竞争。 - Much like primate grooming, a Christmas card requires effort, time and expense.
与灵长类相互理毛的举动很像，圣诞卡需要花费精力、时间和金钱。 - Primate models of amnesia: Contribution of specific medial temporal-lobe areas.
遗忘症的灵长类模式：特定中颞叶区域的贡献。 - Evolution produced this reward system because it increased the survival of members of our social primate species.
演化产生了这个报偿系统，因它增加了社会成员的存活率。 - Extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in Kenya.
已灭绝的灵长类动物的一个属，有强健的咀嚼肌，臼齿大，门牙小；肯尼亚发现的一种化石。 - Because chimps, our closest relatives, pass the test, while almost all other primate species fail it, scientists began to discuss a "cognitive divide" between the highest primates and the rest.
因为我们的近亲&黑猩猩，可以通过这项测试，而几乎其他所有的灵长类都不能通过，科学家们开始论述在最高级灵长类和其他的灵长类之间存在着“认知鸿沟”。 - The ancient primate habit of vegetarianism.
灵长类动物源远流长的素食主义习性。