prime和primary的区别

prime本身含有“最”的意味，故一般不用very修饰，也没有比较级和最高级形式。

primary基本意思是“首要的，主要的，基本的”，形容在进展顺序上占首位，也指在重要性方面占主导地位，也可表示“最初的，初级的”。不用于比较等级，在句中只用作定语。

Prime candidate to take over his job is Margaret Ramsay.

接替他工作的首要人选是玛格丽特·拉姆齐。

He did not quit as France's prime minister of his own accord.

他辞去法国职务并非出于自愿。

Another primary reason is that there seems to be too many private cars and not enough public buses.

另一个主要原因是私家车过多而公交车不够。

The demand for primary products is on the increase in European market.

欧洲市场对初级产品的需求在增长。