/ˈpraɪməri; US -merɪ ||; ˈpraɪˌmɛrɪ/adj1 most important; main 最重要的；首要的；主要的: Smoking is one of the primary causes of lung cancer. 吸烟是引起肺癌的主要原因之一。
2 connected with the education of children between about five and eleven years old 与五至十一岁的儿童教育有关的；初等教育的；小学的: Their children are at primary school. 他们的孩子在上小学。