名詞 primate:

1. a senior clergyman and dignitary
   同義詞：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.
   人類是靈長(zhǎng)類動(dòng)物
2. The office, rank, or province of primate.
   首席主教(或都主教，大主教)的職責(zé)，階層或教區(qū)

pri.mate

n.（名詞）
[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.] 靈長(zhǎng)目：屬于靈長(zhǎng)目的哺乳動(dòng)物，包括類人猿和原猴亞目的猴，主要特征是手足進(jìn)一步進(jìn)化，口鼻縮短，大腦增大
A bishop of highest rank in a province or country.
首席主教，大主教：一省或一國(guó)內(nèi)職位最高的主教

來(lái)源：
From New Latin Prom3tes [order name]
源自 現(xiàn)代拉丁語(yǔ) Prom3tes [目的名稱]
from Latin prom3tôs [pl. of] prom3s [principal, of first rank]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) prom3tôs [] prom3s的復(fù)數(shù) [主要的，最高等級(jí)的]
from promus [first] * see per
源自 promus [第一] *參見(jiàn) per
Sense 2, from Middle English primat
釋義2，源自 中古英語(yǔ) primat
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Medieval Latin prom3s prom3t-
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) prom3s prom3t-
from Latin
源自 拉丁語(yǔ)

【引伸】
prima.tial