释义 |
primary sourceˌprimary ˈsource noun [countable] - For these reasons it is often difficult in many cases to trace a single primary source.
- Moreover, they saw their primary source of leverage-financial rewards-as less effective with the big producer.
- Playing basketball has never been his primary source of income.
- The radio is the primary source of information and link to the outside world.
- The research involves the use of primary source materials in national and local archives.
- Tobacco has collapsed as a primary source of funds.
a document, book etc that contains information that has been obtained from people’s experiences and not taken from other documents, books etc → secondary source |