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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   prime

   • IPA[prīm]

   美式

   • adj.
     of first importance; main；from which another thing may derive or proceed
   • n.
     a state or time of greatest strength, vigor, or success in a person's life；the beginning or first period of something

   • noun: prime, plural noun: primes

2. • 釋義

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. of first importance; main her prime concern is the well-being of the patient 同義詞 main, chief, key, primary, central, ... 更多principal, foremost, first, most important, paramount, major, dominant, supreme, overriding, cardinal, preeminent, ultimate, informalnumber-one, fundamental, basic, essential, elemental, primary, vital, central反義詞 secondary, subordinate, secondary
   • ▪ from which another thing may derive or proceed Diogenes' conclusion that air is the prime matter
   • 2. of the best possible quality; excellent prime cuts of meat a prime site in the center of Indianapolis 同義詞 top-quality, highest quality, top, top-tier, best, ... 更多first-class, first-rate, high-grade, grade A, superior, supreme, flawless, choice, select, finest, superlative, peak, optimal, model, excellent, marvelous, magnificent, superb, fine, wonderful, exceptional, formidable, top of the range, top of the line, informaltip-top, A1, stellar, top-notch反義詞 inferior
   • ▪ having all the expected or typical characteristics of something the novel is a prime example of the genre 同義詞 archetypal, prototypical, typical, classic, ideal, ... 更多excellent, standard, stock, conventional, characteristic, quintessential
   • ▪ most suitable or likely it's the prime contender for best comedy of the year
   • 3. (of a number) evenly divisible only by itself and one (e.g., 2, 3, 5, 7, 11).
   • ▪ (of two or more numbers in relation to each other) having no common factor but one a congruence whose modulus is a number prime to

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a state or time of greatest strength, vigor, or success in a person's life you're in the prime of life he wasn't elderly, but clearly past his prime
   • ▪ archaic the beginning or first period of something the prime of the world
   • 2. a service forming part of the Divine Office, traditionally said (or chanted) at the first hour of the day (i.e., 6 a.m.), but now little used.
   • 3. a prime number.
   • 4. a symbol (ʹ) written after a letter or symbol as a distinguishing mark or after a figure as a symbol for minutes or feet.
   • 5. the first of eight standard parrying positions.
   • 6. short for prime rate