primate

英 [ˈpraɪmeɪt]

美 [ˈpraɪmeɪt]

n.  灵长类; 灵长目动物; 大主教; 总主教

复数：primates　

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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)
  1. the Primate of all England (= the Archbishop of Canterbury)
     全英格兰主教长（坎特伯雷大主教）

柯林斯词典

The pronunciation /'praɪmeɪt/ is also used for meaning 2. 义项2亦读作 /'praɪmeɪt/。


• N-COUNT 灵长类（动物）
  Aprimateis a member of the group of mammals which includes humans, monkeys, and apes.
  1. 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。
• 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.
  1. ...the Roman Catholic Primate of All Ireland.
     全爱尔兰天主教大主教

英英释义

noun

• any placental mammal of the order Primates
• a senior clergyman and dignitary
  Synonym:archpriesthierarchhigh priestprelate

双语例句

• In the context of moral hazard, these primate instincts are key.
  就道德风险而言，灵长类动物的这些本能是关键。
• In this case, the animals were lemurs – a type of primate related to monkeys and apes.
  在此项案例中，被实验的动物是狐猴，这是一种与猴子，猿有关的灵长目动物。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A new study shows that what sets us apart from our closest primate cousin is the accelerated rate at which we acquire new genes and ditch unnecessary ones.
  一项最新的研究表明之所以我们能同最接近我们的灵长类分离开来，是由于我们加速了进化，这使我们获得了新的基因，丢弃了不必要的。
• The orangutan is the largest Asian primate and also the largest tree-dwelling mammal.
  红毛猩猩是现存亚洲最大的灵长类动物，也是最大的居住在树上的哺乳类动物。
• Among the hundreds of primate species, some are polygamous ( including our close relatives, chimps and baboons), and others monogamous ( such as gibbons and marmosets).
  在种类数以百计的灵长类动物中，一些是一夫一妻（包括人类的近亲黑猩猩和狒狒），其他一些是一夫多妻（例如长臂猿和狨猴）。
• 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。
• The scientists now think there might be a basic, universal primate call structure.
  现在科学家们认为可能存在一种基本的、普遍的原始发声结构。