Primal describes feelings or actions that feel ancient and animal, as if they come from a deep, early layer of us — fear, hunger, rage, the need to protect your child. A primal scream is not a polite cry; a primal fear is the kind that makes the body move before the mind has a sentence.

Primal describes feelings or actions that feel ancient and animalPrimal形容那種感覺起來古老又獸性的情緒或行為， as if they come from a deep, early layer of us好像來自我們內心深處、很早以前的那一層—— fear, hunger, rage, the need to protect your child像是恐懼、飢餓、憤怒、保護孩子的需求。 A primal scream is not a polite cryA primal scream不是一種有禮貌的叫聲； a primal fear is the kind that makes the body move before the mind has a sentencea primal fear是那種會讓身體先動起來、腦袋還來不及想出一句話的恐懼。

It is stronger and more bodily than basic or first. Though actually, people stretch it: adverts and films say primal for anything raw or intense, even when nothing ancient is going on.

It is stronger and more bodily than basic or first它比basic或first更強烈、也更具身體感。 Though actually, people stretch it不過，人們也會把它用得寬一點： adverts and films say primal for anything raw or intense廣告和電影會把任何原始、強烈的東西都說成primal， even when nothing ancient is going on即使裡面根本沒有什麼古老的成分。

In careful talk, primal is about that old, animal layer, not merely “important” or “main” (that is closer to primary). You will hear it about emotion and instinct far more than about school, rank, or a first reason.

In careful talk, primal is about that old, animal layer在謹慎的用法裡，primal指的是那個古老的獸性層面， not merely "important" or "main"不只是單純的「重要」或「主要」 (that is closer to primary)（那比較接近primary）。 You will hear it about emotion and instinct你會聽到它用在情緒和本能上， far more than about school, rank, or a first reason遠多於用在學校、階級、或第一個理由上。