primary/'praɪmərɪ $ -merɪ/

a. relating to the education of children between five and eleven years old

a. [仅置于名词前] 小学的；初等教育的：a primary teacher 小学老师

◇primary education 初等教育

◇a primary school 一所小学

◇go to primary school 上小学

构词prime（初期）+ -ary

音组-ary/-ərɪ $ -erɪ/

dictionary; library; necessary; ordinary; primary