Question

primary和elementary区别

primary和elementary区别究竟是什么

Answer 1

primary “初期的”、“初级的”，指处于初级或低级状态。

1）In recent years there has been much experimental reforms in primary education.
近年来在初等教育进行来多项试验性改革。
2）Although our firm has experienced a rapid development, it is still in a
primary stage.
尽管我们的公司经历了飞速的发展,但是还处于初级阶段。
3）World market prices, particularly of primary commodities, also declined.
国际市场价格, 特别是初级产品价格也下跌了.
4）He joined WHO in 1991 serving as medical officer for primary health care
development in Afghanistan.
他于2001年加入世卫组织，担任驻阿富汗的初级卫生保健发展问题医务官员。

elementary “初步的”、“最初的”、“基本的”，指事物的初步或起始阶段，
或指学习某一学科或接受教育等处于入门阶段或只是刚刚接触的基
本知识或原理。

1）Human being preserves some elementary concept of number innately.
人类天生就有一些基本数的概念。
2）Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.
他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。
3）The children are doing some elementary exercises for the piano.
孩子们正在做一些基本的钢琴练习。
4）This set ofelementary Chinese textbooks is written for the English-speaking
foreigners undertaking a short-term study in China.
这套初级汉语教材是专为会说英语的在中国短期学习的外国留学生编写的。