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

• 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。
• The remaining eight specimens did not fit with any known east Asian Pleistocene primate.
  其余8枚标本与任何已知的东亚更新世灵长类都对不上号。
• Reciprocally, the colors of ripened fruits may have coevolved with primate trichromacy, since animals that could recognize and eat the ripe fruit would have assisted plants by spreading their seeds.
  与此相应，成熟果实的颜色也与灵长类动物的三色视一起进化了，因为那些识别并且食用成熟果实的动物通过传播它们的种子而帮助了植物的繁殖。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 Institute said a robot would accompany the first primate to Mars to feed and look after the ape.
  研究所表示，随行将有一个机器人照顾这个首个登录火星的灵长类动物的饮食起居。
• 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。
• The primate queen shares her wildlife inspirations.
  灵长类女王分享了她关于野生生物的灵感。
• 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）。