adj.第一的,最初的,原始的,首位的,主要的,根本的
He was the primal traitor, the earliest defiler of the Party's purity.
他是头号大叛徒, 第一个玷污了党的纯洁.
Jealousy is a primal emotion.
嫉妒是最原始的情感。
Money was a primal necessity to them.
对于他们,钱是主要的需要.