| 单词 | elementary |
| 释义 | elementary (once / 700 pages) 1adj 2adj 3adj Things that are elementary are simple or not very advanced, as in elementary school or Sherlock Holmes' famous line, "Elementary, my dear Watson!" Remember elementary school? That's an earlier, less advanced type of school than middle and high school. Things that are elementary are simpler — easy enough for a first grader to handle. A puzzle that's a snap to solve could be called elementary. We can also say that something is elementary when it's a basic building block of something else: a good breakfast is elementary to healthy nutrition, for example. WORD FAMILYelementary: elementarily+/element: elemental, elementary, elements/elemental: elementally USAGE EXAMPLESThe agency also focuses on eliminating drugs in schools from elementary through college. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) Players in elementary grades at Jewish schools now set their sights on yeshivas with the most powerful hockey programs. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Elementary schools, which open in two waves, now start at 9 a.m. or 9:25 a.m., Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) 1 adj of or being the essential or basic part 2an elementary need for love and nurturing Syn elemental, primary basic pertaining to or constituting a base or basis adj easy and not involved or complicated 3an elementary problem in statistics elementary, my dear Watson Syn simple, uncomplicated, unproblematic easy posing no difficulty; requiring little effort adj of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education the elementary grades elementary teachers |
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