primate

名词 primate:

1. a senior clergyman and dignitary
   同义词：archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate
2. any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet

1. The human being is a primate.
   人类是灵长类动物
2. The office, rank, or province of primate.
   首席主教(或都主教，大主教)的职责，阶层或教区

pri.mate

n.（名词）
[pro.m3t.] A mammal of the order Primates, which includes the anthropoids and prosimians, characterized by refined development of the hands and feet, a shortened snout, and a large brain.
[pro.m3t.] 灵长目：属于灵长目的哺乳动物，包括类人猿和原猴亚目的猴，主要特征是手足进一步进化，口鼻缩短，大脑增大
A bishop of highest rank in a province or country.
首席主教，大主教：一省或一国内职位最高的主教

来源：
From New Latin Prom3tes [order name]
源自 现代拉丁语 Prom3tes [目的名称]
from Latin prom3tôs [pl. of] prom3s [principal, of first rank]
源自 拉丁语 prom3tôs [] prom3s的复数 [主要的，最高等级的]
from promus [first] * see per
源自 promus [第一] *参见 per
Sense 2, from Middle English primat
释义2，源自 中古英语 primat
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Medieval Latin prom3s prom3t-
源自 中世纪拉丁语 prom3s prom3t-
from Latin
源自 拉丁语

【引伸】
prima.tial