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elemental

英 [,elɪ'ment(ə)l] 美[,ɛlɪ'mɛntl]
  • adj. 基本的;主要的;自然力的;四大要素的(土、水、气、火)

英英释意


1. being or resembling a force of nature;
"elemental violence"
2. being the ultimate or elemental constituents of anything;
"the elemental stuff of...out of which the many forms of life have been molded"- Jack London
"the ultimate ingredients of matter"
"his proposal is elegantly simple"
3. relating to or being an element;
"elemental sulphur"
4. relating to severe atmospheric conditions;
"a race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe"- J.K.Howard