primate

霊長類

サル、類人猿、キツネザル、人間などを含む仲間の哺乳類。

やさしい英語で： A mammal belonging to the group that includes monkeys, apes, lemurs, and humans.

• A monkey is a primate.
• Many primates live in tropical forests.
• Scientists compare human behavior with that of other primates.

よく使う表現： nonhuman primate, primate species, primate behavior

首座主教、首座大司教

教会の高位の指導者で、国や教会の地域で最上位の主教であることが多い。

やさしい英語で： A senior church leader, often the highest-ranking bishop in a country or church region.

• The primate led the service.
• Church leaders met the primate to discuss the dispute.
• Several Anglican primates attended the international meeting.

使い方： primate of somewhere (He became primate of the church in that country.)

よく使う表現： Anglican primate, primate of somewhere, church primate