形容詞 elemental:

1. relating to or being an element
2. relating to severe atmospheric conditions- J.K.Howard
3. of or being the essential or basic part
   同義詞：elementary, primary

1. In computer programming, to resolve a string of characters, representing for example a program statement, into its elemental parts as defined by(say) the programming language.
   在計(jì)算機(jī)程序設(shè)計(jì)中，從字符串(例如代表程序的語句)中分辨出程序設(shè)計(jì)語言中所定義的基本語法成分。參閱compiler。
2. Dividing into elemental parts or basic principles.
   分解的分成基本部分或基本要素的
3. The elemental mathematics is very easy.
   初等數(shù)學(xué)很簡單。
4. The elemental truth was facing us.
   基本的事實(shí)面對(duì)著我們。

el.e.men.tal

adj.（形容詞）
Of, relating to, or being an element.
元素的：關(guān)于元素的，與元素有關(guān)的或作為元素的

Fundamental or essential; basic.
基礎(chǔ)的：基本的或本質(zhì)的；基礎(chǔ)的
Of or relating to fundamentals; elementary.
基本的：和基礎(chǔ)有關(guān)的，基礎(chǔ)的；基本的
Constituting an integral part; inborn.
組成整體的；天生的
Of such character as to resemble a force of nature in power or effect:
自然力的：具有類似自然界某種力量或效果的性質(zhì)的：
例句：
elemental violence.
自然界的力量

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el.emen.tal
n.（名詞）
el.emen.tally
adv.（副詞）