primum mobile meaning in Chinese
n.
〔拉丁语〕
1.原动天,第十层天〔古希腊天文学家托勒密的天动说中的最外层天体,带动所有天体转动〕。
2.〔比喻〕原动力;行动[运动]的主因。
Examples
- The long chimney running up beside an ash - tree , and the warmth which radiated from the spot , explained without the necessity of much daylight that here was the engine which was to act as the primum mobile of this little world
那个地点向外散发着热气,在一棵槐树的旁边矗立着高大的烟囱,这用不着大亮就能够看出来,那就是为这个小小的世界提供主要动力的引擎。