elementary
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 初步的，基本的
构词拆分
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 elementare
- 源自 ←拉丁语 elementārius “elementary”
词源说明
From Middle English elementare, from Latin elementārius (“elementary”), from elementum (“one of the four elements of antiquity; fundamentals”) + -ārius (adjective-forming suffix). Cognate with French élémentaire. By surface analysis, element + -ary.
释义（英文）
形容词 Adjective
- Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.
- Very simple.
- Relating to an elementary school.
- (sciences) Fundamental: serving as a building block for more complicated structures or processes